Spright, Dufour Aerospace Partner To Roll Out Emergency Medical eVTOLs

Agreement includes the purchase of up to 140 tilt-wing Aero2 unmanned aircraft.

Jonathan Welsh

Friday, November 04, 2022 at 03:25 PM ET

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Spright agreed to buy up to 140 Aero2 unmanned aircraft built by Dufour Aerospace. [Credit: Dufour Aerospace]

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Spright, the drone division of Air Methods, has agreed to purchase 40 Dufour Aero2 tilt-wing aircraft, with an option for 100 more, marking one of the largest civilian unmanned aerial vehicle acquisitions in the U.S.
Spright will primarily use the Aero2 drones for medium to long-distance medical supply delivery, enhancing their capacity to transport heavier payloads like patient samples, organs, and equipment.
The multi-year partnership includes Spright assisting Dufour with Aero2 testing, certification, and production, while also becoming Dufour's exclusive service, maintenance, and training partner for the Aero2 in North America.

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Spright, the drone division of helicopter services company Air Methods, and Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace, announced an agreement under which Spright will buy 40 of Dufour’s Aero2 tilt-wing aircraft, now under development, with an option to purchase 100 more.

The companies did not disclose terms of the purchase, development, and service agreement but said it “represents a multimillion-dollar purchase, one of the largest civilian unmanned aerial vehicle purchases in the U.S. market to date.”