Drone delivery just got a serious upgrade. Flytrex has partnered with Little Caesars to offer the first drone delivery of full family-sized pizza meals in Wylie, Texas, using its new Sky2 octocopter drone. Capable of carrying up to 8.8 pounds — the largest payload of any food-focused delivery drone — the Sky2 can deliver two large 16-inch pizzas plus drinks in an average of just 4.5 minutes from takeoff to doorstep.
What makes this partnership particularly notable is the technology behind it: Flytrex built the first direct point-of-sale integration for drone delivery, routing orders straight into Little Caesars’ system and enabling curbside pickup by the drone without any courier in the loop. The drone hovers over the drop zone and lowers the package by wire — no landing required.
Flytrex has completed over 200,000 deliveries across North Carolina and Texas, and is now targeting expansion to the 37 largest U.S. metro areas, potentially reaching over 100 million people. While competitors like Google’s Wing (750,000+ deliveries) and Manna Aero are further ahead in volume, Flytrex is scaling quickly — doubling its delivery count over the last year. The future of food delivery is arriving fast, just not yet in every city.