FORT WORTH, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. You can read the original article here.
Planes, trains and automobiles can be seen moving in AllianceTexas in north Fort Worth, but a start-up aviation company says making a “sky train” is starting to come to fruition in the area.
The company, Aerolane, announced its headquarters at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport in April. During an Oct. 1 event at the airport, a crowd that included Hillwood executives, investors and U.S. Congressman Jake Ellzey saw Aerolane’s towed cargo glider technology in action as a plane took off with another plane tethered behind it.
Aerolane, which consists of former executives from Prime Air and BNSF, envisions using gliders to tug cargo as a way to save energy for future customers and make air cargo transportation more efficient.
Now, Aerolane is waiting for certification to implement its technology on a commercial scale. The company is currently going through a series of design approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration to convert existing aircraft into tow gliders. Customers have already signed up for the tow technology, known as the AC0. Watson said Aerolane contracted $300 million with a customer described as a large regional carrier, but would not disclose the name of the company. Watson described the customer as “one of the most important and largest regional carriers that serves the United States, but also flies to and from Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada.
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