On Friday 20 March, the first trial of an electric aircraft to deliver mail on essential Scottish routes took place in partnership with Loganair Limited, and BETA TECHNOLOGIES.

Over the last 10 days, BETA's ALIA CTOL electric aircraft completed 21 flights across the UK, including 18 Scottish legs connecting Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness, Wick, and Kirkwall, covering 1,006 nautical miles in 11.2 flight hours. These flights included postal routes that are essential for us to deliver to some of Scotland's most remote communities

"We’re the only delivery company to deliver to all 32 million addresses in the UK every day, including the country’s most remote communities."

Fulfilling this Universal Service Obligation on routes across the Scottish Highlands and Islands depends on a complex network of road, sea, and air, connecting communities that depend entirely on reliable air connections, including the use of drones, thanks to our partners, Skyports Drone Services.