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JD.com through JD.ID

OFFICIALLY DEBUTS JDRONE TRIAL FLIGHT

IN INDONESIA

Ders, on January 8, 2019, JD.com—JD.ID’s JDers should know that the initiative of drone
aff liation—off cially debuted the f rst JDrone utilization emerged at the end of 2017. At that
Jtrial f ight in Indonesia. moment, JD.com and JD.ID started to discuss
with Directorate of Air Navigation, Ministry of
The event aims to pave the way for drone Transportation Republic of Indonesia and AirNav,
commercial use in Indonesia and other Southeast joined by the representatives from the Ministry of
Asia regions to facilitate e-commerce delivery Transportation, the Indonesian Air Force, and other
needs as well as other logistics services. associated parties to conduct the drone trial f ight
for better logistics service.
“We are so delighted and proud that JD.ID is part
of history-making in terms of technology leap The social-themed f ight trial involved 200 students
and milestone in Indonesia by this drone f ight of Nurul Falah Leles Private Islamic Middle School,
test for the f rst-time ever by a private company. Parung Panjang, West Java, as well as the school
This become another evidence of our pioneering, committee and teachers. The drone took off to
leadership, and commitment beyond our main distribute aid in the form of bags, books, and
business as e-commerce as well as technology footballs to the school.
company which will contribute signif cantly to
Indonesia, and of course in-line with one of our Such act marked as one of JD.ID's philanthropy
missions, Advancing Indonesia,” said Zhang Li, programs that are similar to the recently conducted
CEO of JD.ID. back in 2018 in Sigi, Palu, and Donggala

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