Amazon.com (AMZN) Restarts Drone Deliveries After Brief Halt, Authorities Investigating Recent Incident

RIT Capital Partners holds $73,562,376 worth of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares, representing 9.22% of its portfolio. With this, the company secures a spot on our list of billionaire Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Partners: 9 stocks with huge upside potential.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed on October 2, 2025, that they have initiated investigations into two Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Air drone collisions with a crane boom in Tolleson, Arizona.

A day earlier, the Transportation Department proposed rules to accelerate drone operations beyond the visual line of sight, aiming to expand commercial applications such as package deliveries.

Meanwhile, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) halted its Arizona drone service on October 2, 2025, resuming operations the following day after having conducted an internal safety review. Emphasizing that no technical faults were identified, the company introduced new landscape inspection protocols to detect moving obstructions.

Looking ahead, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has set a target to deliver 500 million packages annually by drones by 2030, with the program already expanded to include prescription deliveries through Amazon Pharmacy in Texas.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) operates a global online marketplace, manufactures consumer electronics, and offers digital streaming and cloud computing services. It is included in Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Partners’ Stock Portfolio.

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