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Droneliner

Droneliner - The Future of Airfreight

Shipping Containers in the Sky

Droneliner being loaded - Future autonomous airfreight cargo drone loading shipping containers

Droneliner - Autonomous AirFreight

The patented Droneliner is a transformational global airfreight system. It can carry 350 tons of cargo in up to 80 lightweight 20ft shipping containers in a remotely-piloted roll-on/roll-off drone, providing low-cost, low-emissions, fast worldwide bulk cargo delivery.

Why Airfreight Has to Change

Decisions to ship by air or sea come down to two factors – Cost and Time


Air freight is cost-prohibitive and environmentally unfriendly due to the limited payload, the amount and cost of fuel used, the complexities of the loading/unloading process and the cost of crew and handlers.


Sea freight takes much longer (weeks instead of days) but it used to cost less.  Shipping containers are the magic ingredient that makes sea freight work efficiently and at low cost but current aircraft are not designed to handle them. And global conflicts and bottlenecks are driving up costs of marine shipping.


Droneliner can reduce the cost of airfreight by more than 70% and bring it down to levels comparable to sea freight whilst also reducing the delivery time and reducing emissions.  It makes airfreight a viable option for many more goods.  It's also a flexible heavy lift solution.

Cargo airfreight wide body jet pallet  loading

The Evolution of Freight Transport

Wide body jet for airfreight

From Inefficient Airliners

Today's air freight planes were designed and built to carry passengers not containers. Standard sized shipping containers simply won’t fit in round-sided fuselages. Ex-passenger airliners are only suitable for carrying small packages. It's impossible to utilise all the space in a hold with a domed roof. And they use a lot of fuel per ton of cargo.           

Airfreight loading cargo pallet

From Archaic Handling Methods

Right now Air Cargo has to be unpacked and repacked onto netted pallets and ULDs by teams of manual labourers - four times per flight. Manhandling each and every item is extremely labour intensive. All of this adds days of significant delays to the delivery process. And the cargo can't flow smoothly from, or to, trucks and trains.

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From Clogged Ports and Vulnerability

Marine shipping is seeing many more challenges too. Ports are getting busier and more congested as container ships grow in number and in size. And global conflicts, disputes, diversions, accidents and virus health fears all create vulnerable and fragile supply chains, delays and extra cost and risk.

To Transformative Supply Chains

Companies like Amazon, Temu and Shein have changed the way the world sees direct parcel delivery. And all companies now seek ways to ensure their supply chain is fast, efficient and flexible, and with the application of AI this will only evolve more. From food, to pharmaceuticals, to fashion, flowers and phones, a smooth, fast, economical supply system is becoming essential. Droneliner provides the intelligent, streamlined backbone to enable all these things at speed, for low cost with lower emissions. 

Droneliner DL350 aircraft - dual engine cargo drone  plane loading for airfreight

Droneliner Delivers the Solution

Lightweight intermodal 20ft and 10ft containers

No pilots (a long-haul airliner needs multiple crew)

Heavy lift options (200-ton or 350-ton payload)

90%+ reduction in handling costs

Efficient roll-on/roll-off freight system

6,500-mile range

Lifts 40 or 80 5-ton carrying 20ft containers

Hyperactive: 1 hour turnaround

Highly flexible cargo configuration

Ultra-low-drag airframe

Off-the-shelf components

Low-cost modular construction

A fraction of the operating costs

95% reduction in CO2 emissions 

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Fuel Efficient Power Systems

Droneliner is a composite unpressurised aircraft designed around new-generation wide-fan engines. Aided by EV-derived hybrid electrical power packs that drive the undercarriage wheels on take off, derive in-flight power from wingtip vortex generators called Wingmills, and use regenerative braking to top up the batteries during the landing roll. Its strutted subsonic wing adds to the fuel efficiency and drag reduction.

It's designed to be the most fuel-efficient long-haul cargo aircraft, with the greatest capacity, in today's market. Bringing the best ratio of payload to fuel which in turn dramatically reduces cost and emissions per ton of cargo. Droneliner can do this with existing airport infrastructure, and provide a super-efficient cargo flow straight through to delivery trucks for local mail hubs and warehouses.

SAF ready and Hydrogen Compatible

Droneliner's fuel efficiency makes it the perfect candidate for the more expensive and scarce SAF and Hydrogen fuel solutions.  With a Payload to Fuel ratio of 4:1 compared to current cargo planes with anything up to a 1:4 ratio, Droneliner allows the use of sustainable fuels to support emission reduction, while still massively reducing operating costs. 

Removing people from the plane allows far more flexibility in engine placement and fuel management. And unlike existing cargo planes that often have to break the journey in locations, such as Anchorage, to take on more fuel and more crew, Droneliner's fuel efficiency allows it to make genuine long-haul journeys in a single flight.

Low Operating Costs and High Capacity

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

Same-day/next-day intercontinental fulfilment

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

Revolutionizes airport flow-rates

The perfect solution for direct-to-consumer delivery

Operating costs at a fraction of existing aircraft

Operating costs at a fraction of existing aircraft

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

Operating costs at a fraction of existing aircraft

Simple, low-cost loading/unloading methods

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

21x fuel-efficiency per ton/kilometer vs current airfreight

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

Much lower payroll component

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

Vast capacity (2,000 or 3,500 cubic metres)

3x to 6x the payload of conventional freighters

Vast capacity (2,000 or 3,500 cubic metres)

The Aircraft

DL200

Droneliner DL200 aircraft - single engine cargo drone  plane loading for airfreight



Single boosted engine + EV power 

Two decks

36 – 40+ containers

350 tons MTOW

160 - 200 tons payload

6,500nm/12,000km range

DL350

Droneliner DL350 aircraft - dual engine cargo drone  plane loading for airfreight


Twin engines + EV power 

Three decks

70 – 80+ containers

600 tons MTOW

300 - 350 tons payload

6,500nm/12,000km range

The Markets

Bulk same-day/next-day intercontinental aifreight

Supporting fast, efficient, low-cost direct-to-consumer delivery

Targets just-in-time, sell-by & must-have markets

Ideal for Food, Pharmaceuticals, Flowers, Fashion, Automotive, Electronics

Capacity for oversized and heavy lift needs

Droneliner is a multi-purpose platform for:

       –Commercial Containerised Intermodal Freight

       –Disaster relief & virus-free unmanned delivery

       - Emergency Response aid and supplies

Droneliner Delivers

More freight– faster– at lower cost – with lower emissions

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Droneliner Ltd

86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE United Kingdom

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Bringing Droneliner to Life

DL200 and DL350 in flight

Realise Design

We're grateful to the design team at Realise Design in Bristol who  supported us in bringing the Droneliner design to life https://www.realisedesign.co.uk/droneliner/


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