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Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)

Flytrex, an Israeli-founded, US-operating company led by chief executive and co-founder Yariv Bash, runs an on-demand suburban food and retail drone-delivery…

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Manufacturer
Flytrex
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones

Overview

Flytrex, an Israeli-founded, US-operating company led by chief executive and co-founder Yariv Bash, runs an on-demand suburban food and retail drone-delivery service integrated with the DoorDash app in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and North Carolina. Its new Sky2 drone carries up to 8.8 pounds, which it bills as the largest food-delivery payload, and enabled the first two-large-pizza drone delivery with Little Caesars in April 2026. Its verified gating event is an FAA beyond-visual-line-of-sight authorization received on August 13, 2025, described as making Flytrex only the fourth US company to earn it, alongside Wing, Amazon, and Zipline, which enables one-to-many remote operation from a central operations center in place of per-drone visual observers. Its operating model is a captive service: Flytrex flies its own routes and runs the delivery service through DoorDash rather than selling drones to third parties, in contrast to XAG's hardware-sales model and Percepto's captive robotics-as-a-service. The registry records it at early, scaling commercial maturity, since genuine FAA BVLOS clearance plus a live paid consumer service in two states clears the gate, while it remains geographically limited. Company figures such as more than 200,000 deliveries and a plan to reach 100 million Americans across 37 metro areas are cap-flagged as company-sourced or forward-looking, the exact scope of the BVLOS approval is ambiguous between nationwide and operating-area-scoped, and the Part 108 BVLOS rule remained proposed as of mid-2026 so operations run on Part 107 authorization.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

Key facts

Payload

up to 8.8 lb (~4 kg)

Form factor

aerial

Operating model

captive service via DoorDash integration

Maturity level

commercial (early/scaling)

Verified gating event

FAA BVLOS authorization received Aug 13 2025

Specs

Notes

Verified (gating event): Flytrex (Israeli-founded, US-operating; CEO/co-founder Yariv Bash) received FAA BVLOS authorization Aug 13 2025 - described as only the 4th US company to earn it, alongside Wing (Google), Amazon, and Zipline. Enables one-to-many remote operation from a central ops center, replacing per-drone visual observers. Operates a live paid consumer service in DFW + North Carolina via DoorDash integration., Operating model: captive service: Flytrex flies its OWN routes and runs the delivery service (via DoorDash integration); it is NOT selling drones to third parties. (Contrast: XAG = hardware-sale; Percepto = captive RaaS; Zipline = captive delivery.), Maturity = commercial (early/scaling): Genuine FAA BVLOS clearance + live paid consumer service in two states + DoorDash channel = commercial. Still geographically limited (DFW + NC), so early-commercial/scaling rather than mature., Claimed but NOT verified: 'Over 200,000 deliveries across Texas + North Carolina' (company/PR-sourced, cap-flag); 'reaching 100 million Americans / 37 metro areas' (forward plan, not realized); exact founding year/HQ unconfirmed in fetched sources; whether the BVLOS approval is literally nationwide vs operating-area-scoped is ambiguous. (Part 108 BVLOS rule still proposed mid-2026; ops run on Part 107 authorization.)

Specs

On-demand suburban food + retail drone delivery; integrated with the DoorDash app; operates in Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas) + North Carolina. New Sky2 drone carries up to 8.8 lb (~4 kg, claimed largest food-delivery payload; enabled first two-large-pizza delivery, Little Caesars, Apr 2026). CEO/co-founder Yariv Bash.

Form Factor

aerial (suburban on-demand delivery drone service; captive operation)

Data & sources

Press releases

2

Web sources

2

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Flytrex

Flytrex's demonstration of its backyard delivery drone (hover and wire-lower drop). Autonomous flight within FAA-waiver-bounded zones in North Carolina and Texas, not nationwide; the remote-pickup steps are human-operated.

From deployment: Dallas

Safety record

No incidents on record for Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://dronedj.com/2025/08/13/flytrex-drone-delivery-faa-bvlos/
  2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250813608293/en/Flytrex-Receives-FAA-Approval-for-Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight-Operations-Positioning-Company-for-Nationwide-Expansion
  3. https://dronelife.com/2025/09/29/drone-delivery-takes-off-flytrex-prepares-for-nationwide-growth/
  4. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260423234109/en/In-a-First-for-Drone-Delivery-Flytrex-and-Little-Caesars-Can-Now-Deliver-Two-Large-Pizzas-to-Your-Door

Common questions

What is Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)?
Flytrex, an Israeli-founded, US-operating company led by chief executive and co-founder Yariv Bash, runs an on-demand suburban food and retail drone-delivery service integrated with the DoorDash app in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and North Carolina. Its new Sky2 drone carries up to 8.8 pounds, which it bills as the largest food-delivery payload, and enabled the first two-large-pizza drone delivery with Little Caesars in April 2026. Its verified gating event is an FAA beyond-visual-line-of-sight authorization received on August 13, 2025, described as making Flytrex only the fourth US company to earn it, alongside Wing, Amazon, and Zipline, which enables one-to-many remote operation from a central operations center in place of per-drone visual observers. Its operating model is a captive service: Flytrex flies its own routes and runs the delivery service through DoorDash rather than selling drones to third parties, in contrast to XAG's hardware-sales model and Percepto's captive robotics-as-a-service. The registry records it at early, scaling commercial maturity, since genuine FAA BVLOS clearance plus a live paid consumer service in two states clears the gate, while it remains geographically limited. Company figures such as more than 200,000 deliveries and a plan to reach 100 million Americans across 37 metro areas are cap-flagged as company-sourced or forward-looking, the exact scope of the BVLOS approval is ambiguous between nationwide and operating-area-scoped, and the Part 108 BVLOS rule remained proposed as of mid-2026 so operations run on Part 107 authorization.
How much does Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) cost?
Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) from Flytrex. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)?
Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) is made by Flytrex, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013.
Where is Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) deployed?
1 verified deployment of Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Dallas.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2).

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