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New launches... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-prime-air-is-taking-off-in-nearly-500-u-s-cities-htu78baz6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Htu78Baz6.png og:image:alt: Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of 2026, roughly six times its current footprint. New launches include locations in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Michigan, and Texas, including a return to Tolleson, Arizona, site of a 2025 drone crash. Amazon emphasizes safety improvements like its Detect-and-Avoid system and FAA Part 135 certification, amid past incidents involving drone crashes and cable strikes. The expansion comes as competitors Walmart and Alphabet's Wing grow their own drone delivery networks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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