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Company

Wing

Drone-delivery company and Alphabet subsidiary (Palo Alto). Began as a Google X moonshot in 2012 and became an independent Alphabet company in 2018. The first drone operator to receive FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (2019). Operates a delivery network anchored by a large Walmart partnership (expanding toward 270 US stores) and DoorDash, plus origins in Australia.

Based in Palo Alto, California, USA · Founded 2012 · 2 models on record

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Key facts

Parent
Alphabet subsidiary (graduated from Google X in 2018)
Certification
First drone operator to receive FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (2019)
Scale
450,000+ deliveries
Network
Walmart (expanding toward 270 US stores by 2027) and DoorDash; Australia origins
Leadership
CEO Adam Woodworth (former CTO, since 2022)
HQ
Palo Alto, California, USA
Founded
2012
Status
private
Type
both
ID
539e1395-5a7f-47bc-a296-e3d8edc9bd2f

Models (2)

Brains developed (1)

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Sources (12)

  1. https://wing.com/about
  2. https://x.company/projects/wing/
  3. https://www.geekwire.com/2018/loon-wing-x-alphabet-google/
  4. https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/package_delivery_drone
  5. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/716360818/faa-certifies-googles-wing-drone-delivery-company-to-operate-as-an-airline
  6. https://www.commercialuavnews.com/infrastructure/wing-aviation-becomes-the-first-unmanned-airline-in-the-usa
  7. https://wing.com/news/wing-announces-cto-adam-woodworth-as
  8. https://dronedj.com/2022/02/16/wing-drone-delivery-ceo/
  9. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/alphabets-wing-elevates-adam-woodworth-ceo
  10. https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117756/witnesses/HHRG-118-PW05-Bio-WoodworthA-20241211.pdf
  11. https://blog.wing.com/2023/03/the-wing-delivery-network.html
  12. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/wing-to-expand-drone-delivery-to-another-150-walmart-stores/