Firm unveils unmanned cargo drone

Chinese aviation startup Air White Whale has unveiled its first unmanned cargo aircraft, which the company says is the world's largest transportation drone.

At a ceremony in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, the first W5000 rolled off the company's production line and made its public debut.

Hu Zhendong, chairman and CEO of the Beijing startup, said at the ceremony his company is convinced that large cargo drones will become a pillar in the airfreight transportation industry in the future, due to their high operational efficiency and competitive costs.