Ultraview AI

Ultraview AI is an aircraft inspection company that replaces manual visual airframe inspection with a handheld 3D depth-sensing unit and AI-driven analysis. Its VYZ sensor uses Spatial Phase Imaging (SPI) to capture dents and other surface damage in three dimensions, and onboard computer vision measures the damage and returns an automated go/no-go decision against published OEM Structural Repair Manual limits in under a minute. The company describes the accuracy standard as Boeing-certified and states that the workflow requires no ladders, scaffolding, third-party mapping vendors, or installed infrastructure.

The product line, branded Ultraview Argus, delivers edge-powered General Visual Inspection (GVI) from the ground or in the air: the same capability ships as an autonomous inspection drone for full-airframe coverage and hail sweeps. Findings are recorded and distributed across the organization in real time so that maintenance control, records, and engineering see results simultaneously with the technician. Hardware is US-built and NDAA-compliant and is based on an exclusive sensor partnership for the depth-sensing layer, with Ultraview's own AI models layered on top.

The company frames the problem in terms of inspection volume and aircraft-on-ground cost: a major US carrier operating roughly 4,000 daily departures experiences a structural damage or conditional inspection event roughly once every 650 flights, about six per day and more than 2,000 per year, driven largely by hail, lightning strikes, and ground vehicle contact. Each event today involves subjective, hours-long manual judgment and a record that cannot readily be audited or reused.

Business model

Ultraview delivers its inspection hardware and AI analysis as a SaaS subscription, with handheld sensor units deployed to airline and maintenance technicians and an autonomous drone variant for full-airframe coverage. Defense work is pursued through government programs, including an AFWERX SBIR contract.

Subscription (SaaS) pricing for the inspection platform, alongside paid pilots and government contract awards; a completed Southwest Airlines pilot was valued at $40,000 and a Department of Defense award at $74.4K was recorded in January 2025.

Traction

Southwest Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent, completed a $40,000 paid pilot, and selected its Orlando facility for Phase 1 evaluation, with a fleet-wide target of 400+ handheld units. Warner-Robins AFB has allocated a $2M budget for an autonomous inspection SBIR program, and the company received an AFWERX Phase 1 SBIR contract in January 2025 plus a $74.4K Department of Defense award the same month. Additional pipeline includes Alaska Airlines, Emirates, British Airways/IAG, FEAM Aero, and Ascent Aviation Services.

Latest developments

In July 2026 the company opened a $3.0M seed round intended to fund Southwest Phase 1 deployment, product development, and team growth, and it has been selected for Phase 1 evaluation at Southwest Airlines' Orlando facility.