Switzerland – Smartflyer, a new Swiss‑based manufacturer of sustainable training aircraft, has announced a new collaboration with University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR / UAS Grisons) on its Master’s programme in Sustainable Business Development. Under this partnership, FHGR students will work directly on real-world challenges posed by Smartflyer — from decarbonising general aviation to devising viable business models for its SF‑1 aircraft.

• Through the collaboration, students will engage with live business case studies, applying sustainability and entrepreneurial methods in aviation contexts.

• Smartflyer CEO Rolf Stuber framed the initiative as “bringing sustainability into practice … translating ideas into actionable solutions and test[ing] them on real use cases.”

• The partnership aligns with Smartflyer’s ongoing efforts to finalize the SF‑1 prototype, ahead of its planned first flight in 2026 and eventual certification roadmap toward 2030

Learn more about Smartflyer here through listening to its interview with AFM.

Source: Smartflyer
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