FlyingBasket
About
About FlyingBasket
FlyingBasket designs, manufactures and operates heavy-lift cargo drones for professional aerial transport. Founded in Bolzano in 2015, the company supplies electrically powered multirotor aircraft for lifting and delivery work in construction, energy, telecommunications, forestry and remote-area logistics. Its aircraft use sling loads or cargo containers to move materials where terrain and access make ground transport difficult.
The commercial range includes the FB3, rated for payloads up to 100 kilograms, and the larger FB4, rated for up to 200 kilograms. FlyingBasket sells aircraft packages and provides operator training, maintenance and mission support, drawing on its own cargo-flight operations. Swappable batteries and application-specific lifting equipment support repeat transport work. Payload, flight range and operating permissions depend on the aircraft configuration and mission. The company combines aircraft supply with the practical planning and support needed for professional cargo operations.
Products
Operations
Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2026-09-28 - FB3 aircraft transported a total of 8,569 kilograms of supplies and return cargo during the South Tyrol summer trial as of September 28, 2026. - Uphill and return cargo during the 2026 South Tyrol service
Source - Operating milestone
2026-09-28 - FlyingBasket reported 189 FB3 resupply flights during its South Tyrol mountain-hut summer trial as of September 28, 2026. - 2026 South Tyrol mountain-hut resupply service
Source - Operating milestone
2025-09-10 - FlyingBasket FB3 aircraft completed more than 600 delivery flights during the offshore programme with Skylift UAV and Ørsted. - Completed offshore equipment-delivery programme; no aircraft fleet count - Hornsea 1 and 2; Walney 1 and 2
Source - Operating milestone
2025-09-10 - The completed offshore FB3 programme transported 38.1 tons of equipment to operating wind turbines. - Completed offshore equipment-delivery programme; no aircraft fleet count - Hornsea 1 and 2; Walney 1 and 2
Source
Deployments
- Customer site
2026-09-28 - The seasonal FB3 resupply trial served eight named Alpine mountain huts in South Tyrol. - 2026 South Tyrol mountain-hut resupply service - Payer, Sasso Nero, Tridentina, Giogo Lungo, Monteneve, Forcella Vallaga, Vedretta Piana and Gino Biasi al Bicchiere huts
Source - Customer site
2025-09-10 - FB3 drones served more than 400 operating wind turbines during the completed offshore logistics programme with Skylift UAV and Ørsted. - Wind-turbine assets receiving equipment; not number of drones - Hornsea 1 and 2; Walney 1 and 2
Source
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Molicel
Inbound - Power Systems - Molicel supplied P45B and P50B 21700 lithium-ion cells for FlyingBasket’s FB3 cargo drone
Source
Team
- Moritz Moroder - CEO and Co-Founder - Leads FlyingBasket’s commercial cargo-drone business and its expansion from alpine resupply into industrial lifting and logistics.
- Matthias Moroder - Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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 kilometres and climbed as much as 1,500 metres in variable Alpine weather and low-density air.
Source - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 intended to support cargo-drone logistics using Leonardo’s infrastructure and technological assets.
Source - 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.
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Relations
Relationships
- South Tyrol mountain-hut operators
Deployment Partner - FlyingBasket operated scheduled FB3 resupply flights for eight South Tyrol mountain huts during the 2026 summer season.
- Ørsted
Offshore Wind Deployment - FlyingBasket FB3 aircraft completed offshore deliveries to Ørsted wind turbines.
- Skylift UAV
Offshore Drone Delivery Partner - FlyingBasket and Skylift UAV operated the offshore wind cargo-drone programme.
- Leonardo
Urban Logistics Demonstration Partner - FlyingBasket and Leonardo participated in the Torino FB3 urban logistics demonstration.
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Context tags
- Cargo UAV development and operations - Workflow - FlyingBasket builds electric multirotor cargo aircraft, including FB3 and FB4, and provides professional operating, training and maintenance support for industrial lifting and…
- Heavy-lift cargo drones - Capability - FlyingBasket builds electric multirotor cargo aircraft, including FB3 and FB4, and provides professional operating, training and maintenance support for industrial lifting and…
- Industrial drone logistics - Workflow - FlyingBasket builds electric multirotor cargo aircraft, including FB3 and FB4, and provides professional operating, training and maintenance support for industrial lifting and…