HAPS Operator Seeking Locations for Stratospheric Zephyr Flights

Tony Osborne November 15, 2023
Zephyr HAPS aircraft

Aalto is seeking a network of bases for operations of its high-altitude Zephyr HAPS aircraft.

Credit: Aalto HAPS Ltd
Aalto HAPS, the company spun out of Airbus to perform commercial operations with the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite solar-powered aircraft, has identified Kenya as the first location where the fragile stratospheric aircraft will begin operations for a planned global network of bases. The...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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