FAA Part 135 carrier

Drone Express (DEXA)

Holds a Part 135 certificate since April 2025. The FAA says it will conduct operations in Dayton, OH. A North Carolina PEA checklist for the Piedmont Triad was signed Dec 23, 2024.

DronePermitted

Research snapshotVerified Oct 22, 2026

Dated FAA approvals: 2Part 135 certificate and final environmental decisions.
Draft reviews pending: 0FAA environmental reviews with no final decision yet.
Places named in sources: 2Cities, metros or regions tied to it by a dated source.
Places where operations began: 0A source says service started. That does not confirm daily service today.

Approvals and drafts: FAA Part 135 page updated Sep 3, 2026FAA environmental review page updated Oct 14, 2026. Places are counted from the coverage records below, each with its own source.

FAA approvals over time

2024 to 2026

2dated approvals naming DEXA

Each step is a Part 135 certificate or a final FAA environmental decision. Hover or focus a point for its source.

Only 2 dated approvals. Read this as a list of events, not a trend.

Show the data behind this chart (2 rows)

Date	Operator	Event	Kind	Source
Apr 2025	DEXA	Drone Express (DEXA) Part 135 air carrier certificate	Part 135 certificate	FAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
Dec 23, 2024	DEXA	Drone Express North Carolina PEA checklist (Piedmont Triad)	Final environmental decision	FAA environmental review page(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 14, 2026

Where sources place DEXA

Full map

1place named in sources

Operating, reported or pilot
Permitted
Announced

Points are city or metro centers named in sources, not facilities.

Timeline

Milestones

Dated FAA documents and primary sources that name this company, oldest first.

2 dated events

2024 to 2025

Dec 23, 2024
Drone Express North Carolina PEA checklist (Piedmont Triad)
Dec 23, 2024Final environmental decisionFAA environmental review page(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 14, 2026
Apr 2025
Drone Express (DEXA) Part 135 air carrier certificate
Apr 2025Part 135 certificateFAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026

Metrics

Figures reported for this company

2 figures in 2 groups, each with its source type, link and date. Values appear as published.

FAA approval

1 figure

Part 135 certificate date
U.S.
April 2025
Verify against FAA package delivery page
Secondary source, pending FAA checkflightbrief.news(opens in a new tab)Sep 20, 2026

Partners

1 figure

customers
U.S.
Kroger, Papa Johns, Winsupply
Secondary source, pending FAA checkflightbrief.news(opens in a new tab)Sep 20, 2026

Status

Six dimensions, each sourced and dated

Solid cards have a source for the value shown. Dashed means unknown: no source settles it yet.

What counts as confirmed

Announced
Publicly proposed or planned
Yes
Dayton, OH planned
Event date not stated
The FAA page says DEXA will conduct operations in Dayton.
FAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
Permitted
Certificate, FONSI or city permit
Yes
Part 135 certificate
Effective Apr 2025
FAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
Operating
Deliveries actually happening
Unknown
Planned in Dayton per the FAA. Not confirmed operating.
No source found as of Oct 22, 2026
No source yetPilot · trial or limited test servicePaused · temporarily stoppedEnded · shut down or exited
As of Oct 22, 2026

Coverage

Places (2)

Open in coverage matrix

Drone Express (DEXA) status by place
Place	Announced	Permitted	Pilot	Operating	Paused	Ended	Sources
Dayton, OHPermitted	YesPlanned	YesPart 135 certificateApr 2025	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	FAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
Piedmont Triad, NCPermitted	YesProposal on file with FAA	YesPEA checklist signedDec 23, 2024	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	FAA environmental review page(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 14, 2026

Dayton, OH
Permitted
Announced
YesPlanned
Permitted
YesPart 135 certificateApr 2025
Unknown
Pilot, Operating, Paused, Ended
FAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
Piedmont Triad, NC
Permitted
Announced
YesProposal on file with FAA
Permitted
YesPEA checklist signedDec 23, 2024
Unknown
Pilot, Operating, Paused, Ended
FAA environmental review page(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 14, 2026

Government

Documents (2)

Document library

Part 135 certificate · Apr 2025
Drone Express (DEXA) Part 135 air carrier certificateFAA Part 135 page(opens in a new tab) updated Sep 3, 2026
PEA checklist · Dec 23, 2024
Drone Express North Carolina PEA checklist (Piedmont Triad)FAA environmental review page(opens in a new tab) updated Oct 14, 2026

Registrations

Public identifiers (0)

All registrations

No public identifiers on file yet

Certificate numbers, exemption dockets, type certificates and N-numbers appear here only when an issuer publishes them, with a link to that record.

News

Stories about this company

No news stories yet

No story in the news dataset is tagged with this operator yet.

Date

Operator

Event

Kind

Source

Apr 2025

DEXA

Drone Express (DEXA) Part 135 air carrier certificate

Part 135 certificate

FAA Part 135 page updated Sep 3, 2026

Dec 23, 2024

DEXA

Drone Express North Carolina PEA checklist (Piedmont Triad)

Final environmental decision

FAA environmental review page updated Oct 14, 2026

Place

Announced

Permitted

Pilot

Operating

Paused

Ended

Sources

Dayton, OHPermitted

YesPlanned

YesPart 135 certificateApr 2025

Unknown

FAA Part 135 page updated Sep 3, 2026

Piedmont Triad, NCPermitted

YesProposal on file with FAA

YesPEA checklist signedDec 23, 2024

Unknown

FAA environmental review page updated Oct 14, 2026

Approvals and markets

FAA approvals over time

Where sources place DEXA

Milestones

2 dated events

Figures reported for this company

FAA approval

Partners

Six dimensions, each sourced and dated

Announced

Permitted

Operating

Places (2)

Documents (2)

Public identifiers (0)

No public identifiers on file yet

Stories about this company

No news stories yet

Approvals and markets

FAA approvals over time

Where sources place DEXA

Milestones

2 dated events

Figures reported for this company

FAA approval

Partners

Six dimensions, each sourced and dated

Announced

Permitted

Operating

Places (2)

Documents (2)

Public identifiers (0)

No public identifiers on file yet

Stories about this company

No news stories yet