Australians are spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many homeowners are taking the opportunity to renovate. Whether it’s a new coat of paint for the study, landscaping the garden, or a complete bathroom makeover, construction and maintenance work can create headaches for homeowners and tradespeople alike when tradies don’t have the right tools or parts to complete the job. 

This week is the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, and we’d like to honor all of the aviation enthusiasts, hobbyists, pilots, and tinkerers who share a passion for drones and the potential for them to transform the world around us for the better.

Welcome to the latest installment of From the Crew These are stories from the team at Wing highlighting how they got to Wing, what their roles are like and even some tips they learned along the way.

Today’s post is all about Margaret Nagle, a White House veteran who’s now the Head  of Government Affairs & Public Policy at Wing. (If you're interested in learning more about Wing culture, job opportunities, and more to help your job search like Margaret did, you can read more at wing.com/careers.)

How Wing drone delivery is helping one Virginia coffee shop cope with the COVID-19 shutdown.

One year ago, we started our first drone deliveries to residents in the Logan community in Queensland, Australia. In a year that has included the devastating bushfire season in Australia, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic across the world, we are grateful for all of the customers and businesses that have embraced our service.

News cameras jostled for position as Christiansburg local Todd Joyce used the Wing app to order popcorn and chocolates on October 18, 2019. He made history when he pressed the order button, becoming one of the first in the United States to use a residential drone delivery service. The scene was mirrored at two other homes that day, as the Sensemeier family and the Passek-Collvers joined the Joyces, simultaneously placing three orders to kick off Wing’s first-of-its-kind trial in Virginia. Once the orders were placed, everyone looked up.