JD Logistics Launches Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cargo Route in Xinjiang
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During the 11.11 shopping festival, JD Logistics deployed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) feeder transport for the first time, partnering with Tianyu Hangtong to open a large UAV logistics route from Aksu to Yecheng in Xinjiang. The route spans a straight-line distance of approximately 450 kilometers and offers a maximum commercial payload of 1.9 tons, with a one-way flight time of just 2.5 hours—nearly doubling the timeliness of traditional land transport and enabling next-day delivery. During the shopping festival, JD Logistics also rolled out multiple measures to guarantee aviation capacity and delivery speed. To date, its terminal UAV network has been deployed at scale, and the company is building a low-altitude capacity echelon in which large aircraft on feeder routes handle tonnage while small aircraft at the terminal end deliver parcels. This initiative explores a three-dimensional logistics network model that coordinates trunk, feeder, and terminal segments, driving the low-altitude economy from single-point validation toward ecosystem building.