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]

Key Takeaways:

Spright, Air Methods' drone division, will purchase 40 (with an option for 100 additional) Dufour Aero2 tilt-wing aircraft in a multi-million dollar agreement, one of the largest civilian UAV purchases in the U.S.
Spright plans to use these unmanned Aero2 aircraft primarily for the medium to long-distance delivery of medical supplies, organs, and equipment, enhancing its payload and range capabilities.
The multi-year partnership also designates Spright as the exclusive service, maintenance, and training partner for the Aero2 in North America, and involves Spright assisting Dufour with testing, certification, and production.

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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.”