Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with ⁠aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support the project.

The ⁠Italian civil aviation ENAC called the decision unexpected, saying in a statement on Saturday ‍the ‌move was motivated by company policy, linked ⁠to “recent financial events ‌involving the Group.” The company had ‌announced in December 2024 the successful completion of initial tests of delivery drones in San Salvo, a town in ‍the central Abruzzo region.

In a statement to Reuters on Sunday, Amazon said: “Following a ‌strategic ⁠review, ​we have decided to stop ⁠our ​commercial drone delivery plans in Italy.”

“Despite positive engagement and progress with Italian ​aerospace regulators, the broader business regulatory framework in the country does ⁠not, at this ⁠time, support our longer-term objectives for this program,” Amazon added.