FlyingBasket Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-28 - Deployment - FlyingBasket scales FB3 hut resupply into scheduled seasonal service - The programme recorded 189 flights across 32 operations, compared with 21 flights during the 2025 trial. FB3 aircraft carried 7,078 kilograms uphill and returned 1,491 kilograms of waste, equipment and luggage to the valley. Routes extended beyond 10… - source: flyingbasket.com
• 2025-09-10 - Deployment - FlyingBasket FB3 drones complete large-scale offshore delivery program - The project completed more than 600 drone flights. Drones transported 38.1 tons of equipment to more than 400 producing wind turbines. FB3 aircraft delivered average loads of 70 kilograms from a supply vessel to turbine nacelles. - source: commercialuavnews.com
• 2024-06-18 - Partnership - FlyingBasket partners with Molicel on FB3 battery systems - The partnership focused on battery systems for FlyingBasket's FB3 cargo drone. The companies exchanged R&D prototypes over the prior two years. The work targets performance improvements for heavy-lift UAS operations. - source: flyingbasket.com
• 2024-02-19 - Regulatory - FlyingBasket receives Italy's first Light UAS Operator Certificate - ENAC granted FlyingBasket a Light UAS Operator Certificate on February 19, 2024. The certificate lets the operator approve its own UAS operations. The approval supports FlyingBasket's cargo-drone logistics and lifting services. - source: flyingbasket.com
• 2023-10-05 - Product Launch - FlyingBasket releases FB3 heavy-lift cargo drone - FB3 carries payloads up to 100 kilograms. The aircraft offers box-compartment delivery and sling-rope transport for oversized cargo. FlyingBasket positioned the drone for forests, wind parks, urban sites and other heavy-cargo environments. - source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
• 2023-06-06 - Acquisition - FlyingBasket adds Leonardo as a minority shareholder - The option was agreed in 2021; Cysero separately invested in March 2022 and held approximately 25 percent. Leonardo gained a seat on FlyingBasket’s board, with the founders and managers retaining approximately 65 percent of the company. The partnership was… - source: flyingbasket.com
• 2021-12-13 - Demonstration - FlyingBasket completes urban FB3 logistics flight in Torino - FB3 cargo drones carried packages over the Stura di Lanzo river in Torino. Each aircraft carried a 26 kg payload over a 3.9 km route. Leonardo and Poste Italiane participated in the logistics demonstration. - source: flyingbasket.com