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 committed to purchasing 40 Dufour Aero2 tilt-wing aircraft, with an option for 100 more, in a deal described as one of the largest civilian unmanned aerial vehicle purchases in the U.S. market.
The Aero2 aircraft will be primarily utilized by Spright for delivering medical supplies, such as patient samples, organs, and equipment, over medium and long distances to enhance healthcare services.
Under the multi-year agreement, Spright will also partner with Dufour on testing, certification, and production, becoming Dufour’s exclusive service, maintenance, and training provider 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.”