Condor is the Merlin product designed to bring certified autonomy into multi-crew, large aircraft sitting alongside the human pilots already in the flight deck, and make every flight safer and more productive.

The Merlin Pilot AI-powered autonomous flight system is designed to provide operators a practical pathway to autonomy. From takeoff to touchdown, Merlin Pilot is being built to manage systems, monitor the environment, and handle communications, allowing flight crews to focus where human judgment matters most. The Merlin Pilot is being built to certify, advancing on real military aircraft with real regulators.

Aircraft shown represent current focus and future fleet candidates.

The global freighter fleet is forecast to grow from 2,340 today to 3,900 by 2043, with more than 2,800 production and conversion deliveries projected over the next two decades. Nearly two-thirds of those deliveries will come through passenger-to-freighter conversion — the integration window where autonomy can be built into the aircraft rather than retrofitted after. With pilot shortages mounting and the cargo fleet entering a period of structural expansion, the timing matters. Condor is being designed to meet operators where they are: during conversion, on aircraft being built, and on platforms already in service.