An aviation start-up in the Fort Worth area is seeking to make the idea of “sky trains” a reality.

The company, Aerolane, is looking to revolutionize the way air cargo is transported by leveraging their Aerocart technology, which is being installed into autonomous cargo glider systems that would then be towed by traditional aircraft headed the same direction as the cargo.

At an event hosted at the company’s headquarters at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport on Wednesday, Aerolane demonstrated their product to a group that included a number of executives and investors, as well as U.S. Congressman Jake Ellzey.

According to Aerolane, the glider method would not only reduce fuel consumption, but shrink cargo delivery time from multiple days to a matter of hours. The company calls their

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