Amazon sacks dozens of staff at drone project, taps new manufacturers: Report
By
Biju Kumar
U.S. online retailer Amazon has laid off dozens of R&D and manufacturing staff from its delivery drone project, Amazon Prime Air, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
The company has reached tentative deals with two external manufacturers to build component parts of its long-awaited drone, the newspaper said, adding that more deals with third parties could be finalised soon.