A study has suggested an aircraft that is part-plane-part-airship could deliver tonnes of freight around the Highlands and Islands. Bedford-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has looked at how its Airlander 10 transport could operate from sites in Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles and the Highlands. According to its research, a fleet of the aircraft could provide 79% more air freight capacity on north of Scotland air routes compared with 2021.