Royal Mail to establish 50 new drone delivery routes

The Royal Mail has announced plans to establish more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval. Island communities across the Isles of Scilly, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Hebrides would be the first to benefit. Trials of the …

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Mail deliveries by drones to take off, Royal Mail announces

Royal Mail drone trial of a large, twin-engine UAV operated by Windracers (Royal Mail/PA) Royal Mail has announced plans to increase its use of drones for deliveries with the creation of 50 new “postal drone routes” over the next three years. Under a partnership with logistics drone company Windracers, and …

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Royal Mail to ramp up drone deliveries with 50 new routes

Royal Mail has announced plans to introduce 50 new routes where deliveries will be made using drones over the next three years, which could improve the mail service to Scotland’s islands. The first routes which will see the use of unmanned aircrafts could include the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the …

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Royal Mail ramps up drone deliveries with 50 new routes

Mr Thompson is already in talks with Network Rail to dramatically increase transportation of letters and parcels by train in a bid to reduce the dependency on lorries. He said: “On time delivery regardless of our customers location or the weather, whilst protecting our environment is our goal. Even though …

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