A collaboration between Skyports Drone Services and the Royal Mail in 2021 saw the company operate flights in the Scilly Islands using a Swoop Aero Kite. A different aircraft—yet to be confirmed—will operate the Orkney service.

Credit: Skyports Drone Services

A three-month project to see mail delivered between hubs on different islands in Scotland’s Orkney archipelago is to launch this spring. A consortium led by uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operator Skyports Drone Services and involving the UK’s Royal Mail postal services group, the Orkney Islands…

 

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