Royal Mail’s ambition to deliver to remote communities is moving forward with a trial of autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. Royal Mail team up with Windracers to deliver mail to North Ronaldsay by drone (Credit Colin Keldie Courtesy of SATE) The two-week trial will …

The trial, with drone operating company Windracers, is part of the UK Research and Innovation-funded ‘SATE’ project – a bid to better connect remote island communities. The drone is a UK-built fuel-powered twin-engine Ultra, and will operated from Kirkwall Airport on a 35 mile each-way flight. Ultra, deigned for Windracers …

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Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) shares have recently experienced a significant pullback. Since early June, the RMG share price has fallen from 615p to 412p – a decline of 33%. We need to put this fall in perspective however. Over a 12-month timeframe, the stock is still up around 70%. So …

The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities. The mail is being carried by a large, twin-engine, UK-built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named Ultra which can transport 100kg …

Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote island as part of moves to reduce carbon emissions. The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities. The mail …

Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote Scottish island in a trial by the Royal Mail. A two-week test of autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands is being undertaken with Windracers to help better connect remote island communities. The mail is being …

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