Cargo carrier Ameriflight has announced its $134 million deal to buy 20 autonomous regional freight aircraft from San Diego-based Natilus.
The conditional purchase agreement marks Natilus’ first sale of its Kona 3.8T blended-wing-body (BWB) remotely-piloted aircraft to a U.S.-based company, according to a news release.
“Through this strategic partnership, we are positioning Ameriflight to build the roadmap for the future in cargo operations and be the first regional operator for Natilus in the United States,” said Ameriflight President and COO Alan Rusinowitz.
Ameriflight, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the largest Part 135 private commercial charter airline in the country. 
The cargo carrier moves high-priority freight to approximately 200 remote destinations across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America, for overnight express carriers such as UPS and FedEx….