Established 2017, Dufour Aerospace is a Switzerland based manufacturer of hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Dufour Aerospace first product is the Aero2 drone designed for the transportation of critical cargo such as medical supplies of up to 40kg/88lbs in medium to long range distances. The manned Aero3, featuring a spacious cabin with eight seats and large doors, is the next aircraft in development.
In September 2025, Dufour models adopted a new naming convention to refect the max take off (MTOW) weight
08-Sep-25 - The hybrid-electric tilt-wing aircraft Dufour Aerospace Aero2 has a new designation Aero-200, to reflect the aircraft’s maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and the beginning of a new naming convention across the Swiss aerospace developer’s product family #Aero200
07-Sep-24 - Dufour Aerospace’s unmanned tilt-rotor eVTOL demonstrator, the AeroMini10, has arrived in Sweden to conduct customer demonstrations and test flights at the Västervik airfield, organized by local representative Savback Helicopters #AeroMini10
28-Feb-24 - Dufour Aerospace, RIEGL, BSF Swissphoto and the SLF will collaborate for a series of test flights for aerial geo data acquisition over several months from Dübendorf, Switzerland #drones
01-Nov-23 - Air Methods’ drone division, Spright, receives first Aero2 from Dufour Aerospace. The pre-production experimental drone was delivered in Oregon and will be used for demonstration flights #drones
14-Sep-23 - Dufour Aerospace announces selection of Plettenberg as partner for the tail thruster propulsion unit of the uncrewed tilt-wing eVTOL aircraft Aero2 #supplier
List of Dufour Aerospace models
