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Evening Standard
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Ryan McDougall

UNBELIEVABLE: Electric mail aircraft demo labelled important step in rural area deliveries - The Untold Story

The flights took place on Friday between Glasgow and Dundee (Royal Mail/PA) -

The UK’s first real-world fully electric aircraft demonstration marked an “important step towards making electric mail flights a reality” for rural places, according to Royal Mail bosses.

Partnered with Loganair and US aerospace firm BETA Technologies, the company led a number of electric-based demonstration flights across Scotland’s mail routes.

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