IRVINE, Calif.—El Pollo Loco has begun piloting its “Air Loco” food transport, becoming the first national restaurant company to pilot “door-to-backyard” drone delivery. “We want to lead the way in the quick service restaurant industry in a way no other brand has previously attempted,” Andy Rebhun, El Pollo Loco’s vice president of digital, told The Epoch Times.  “We’ll be the first [fast food restaurant] to deliver this type of memorable experience to our customers in a cost-efficient, fun, and reliable fashion.” The Costa Mesa, Calif.-based company has partnered with Tel Aviv-based Flytrex, which specializes in on-demand, direct-to-consumer autonomous drone delivery services, on the initiative. According to Flytrex’s website, its drones are capable of carrying packages weighing up to 6.6 pounds and can fly about 6.2 miles roundtrip at up to 32 miles per hour. El Pollo Loco began piloting the technology June 24, when a select number of its Loco …