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iFood Resumes and Expands Aracaju Drone Deliveries Under First Permanent ANAC Authorization to Fly Over People

Permanent clearance enables a multimodal handoff model that shortens the Rio Sergipe crossing to minutes.

Overview

  • Two Speedbird Aero drones with 5 kg payloads now fly BVLOS from Shopping RioMar to Barra dos Coqueiros, covering roughly 4 km in minutes versus about 36 km by road.
  • The service runs daily for 10 hours with capacity of up to 280 orders, with human couriers handling the last mile from a designated landing point.
  • ANAC’s authorization covers flights over areas with people, and DECEA approvals support controlled airspace access plus night operations.
  • Drones are remotely piloted from a control center in Franca (SP), use GPS with an emergency parachute, and operate in winds up to 55 km/h and light rain.
  • Speedbird Aero says it remains the only Brazilian company with two ANAC‑certified models approved for BVLOS operations.