Over the next two decades, market demand for passenger and freight aircraft will significantly outpace manufacturing capabilities. To overcome the shortage, commercial airlines are turning to innovations in airframe design to enable a more efficient, sustainable and economical way to travel.

The sleek blended-wing-body design has quickly emerged as the solution of choice for airlines, with San Diego aircraft manufacturer Natilus leading the charge. With a design that leverages technological advances in aerodynamics, Natilus delivers a 50% reduction in carbon emissions and a 30% reduction in fuel consumption that can be stacked with sustainable aviation fuel in the coming years. The combination of less fuel burn and 40% higher payload capacity unlocks improved aviation economics and a shorter path to sustainable aviation. Natilus’s family of blended-wing-body aircraft – including the KONA and the HORIZON – is taking the cargo and passenger markets on a more sustainable and fuel-efficient path than ever before.

In support of Natilus’s path to commercialization, MC2 secured coverage in over a hundred top-tier, broadcast, aviation trade and local news publications, including CNN First Move, Business Insider and Aviation Week.

Since announcing the debut of its 200-passenger plane the HORIZON, MC2 has supported a steady stream of announcements including aircraft purchases from Canadian cargo company Nolinor, the company’s plans for its first U.S. manufacturing site, and a critical partnership with Palantir to accelerate the production of Natilus’s family of aircraft. MC2 also secured a speaking slot for Natilus CEO Aleksey Matyushev at the 2025 Cleantech Forum, where he discussed the future of sustainable aviation alongside United Airlines Ventures and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. By persistently sharing the markers of company growth, the market has begun to embrace Natilus’s leadership in commercializing blended-wing aircraft.