Sascha Hardegger

Dufour Aerospace develops efficient and sustainable aircraft for cargo transportation, logistics and public safety. It uses distributed electric propulsion and a hybrid module to be able to meet today's Advanced Air Mobility and medium-sized drone market requirements. Dufour Aerospace is developing the Aero2, an unmanned aerial vehicle designed for cargo transportation, aerial mapping/remote sensing and public safety applications. Aero2 can take-off and land vertically like a helicopter, but flies as fast and as energy efficient as an airplane, by virtue of its tilt-wing design. With its hybrid-electric propulsion, Aero2 is capable of transporting payloads of 40 kg / 88 lbs over a distance of 400 km / 250 miles in cargo configuration. Based on the same principles, Dufour Aerospace is also developing the Aero3, a crewed 8-seat aircraft to serve the requirements of Advanced Air Mobility markets, especially patient transportation and regional air mobility. The company has been incorporated in 2017 and has its headquarters in Visp, Switzerland, with a design office and testing facilities in Dübendorf. Currently, Dufour Aerospace employs 50 employees.