Facebook and Airbus jointly lobby EU Commission on drones, email shows

The Airbus Zepyhr drone can stay airborne for 28 days Alle Rechte vorbehalten AirbusBy operating its own fleet of drones in the stratosphere, Facebook wants to bring wireless internet to remote parts of the world. The social media giant even hopes to expand beyond its current base of 2.2 billion monthly active users. It therefore came as as suprise when Facebook announced the suspension of its drone-building program Aquila in June. Contrary to some reports, the data company has not abandoned its