Lufthansa gets into drones – but not for deliveries

Lufthansa appears to be joining its subsidiary Swiss in its commercial interest in drones. The German carrier said yesterday it would offer customers a one-stop shop for drone usage, and would consider operating them itself. Unlike Swiss, whose cargo division has been eyeing drones for deliveries, it is Lufthansa’s Aerial Services subsidiary which signed the deal with a Chinese drone company. Uses are likely to include infrastructure inspection, such as at airports, and measuring and monitoring, rather than delivery.