Autonomous Trucks
Dallas-based Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 Cargo airline, announced it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones from the Sabrewing Aircraft Company. The news comes just weeks after Ameriflight announced an agreement ot purchase 20 autonomous Kona cargo aircraft from California-based Natilus. Shattering a world payload record with its first hover flightSabrewing set a new world record in September with the first hover flight of its Rhaegal-A air cargo drone (above). Marks Ameriflight’s second shopping trip for autonomous aircraftThe Rhaegal-A move is Ameriflight’s second agreement to purchase autonomous aircraft. Ameriflight signed with Natilus just last month on the purchase of 20 Kona aircraft—a 3.8-ton payload, short-haul feeder uncrewed aerial vehicle.