Loganair and the Royal Mail have set up a series of trial flights by all-electric aircraft in Scotland.
The flights cover major airports across Scotland as well as island destinations.
The aircraft used is from America, an Alia Ctol plane made by Beta.
BETA's ALIA CTOL is an all-electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft designed for regional cargo and passenger operations. It requires no new airport infrastructure, operates from existing runways, and recharges in approximately 20-40 minutes using BETA's fast-charging system.
With a max demonstrated range of 336 nautical miles and a payload capacity of up to 560kg, the aircraft is well-suited to the high-frequency regional routes that define Loganair's Scottish network.
Royal Mail, Loganair and US-based electric aerospace company BETA Technologies have launched the UK’s first real-world electric flight demonstrations across Royal Mail’s essential Scottish mail flight routes.
The first of a series of demonstration flights across Scotland’s regional airport network took place on Friday between Glasgow and Dundee, with further flights planned between Aberdeen, Inverness, Wick and Orkney.
The flights will carry representative letters and parcels, replicating the daily mail flights Loganair operates so Royal Mail can deliver to Orkney and the wider Scottish Highlands and Islands.