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Helicus at the Paris Air Show 2025 🚁

Advancing Air Mobility for (Medical) Logistics, Le Bourget, 16-22/06/2025

Helicus operates heavy cargo drone 95 kilos, 30 kg cargo payload

Gargo drone validation flights in U-Space Airspace

Flying in & out of U-Space Airspace + training our team for heavy cargo drone operations 11/03/2025

2025, when drone tech integrates with ground logistics

Wishing you health, success, and inspiration in 2025 ! The sky is not the limit. It’s our runway... 01/01/2025

SAFIR-Ready EU Conference at Operational Hospital

34 partners organisations and 30 advisory board members present and discuss Advanced U-Space concepts and technologies at the Jan Yperman Hospital in Flanders, Belgium (Coordinated by Helicus). 04/12/2024

Automated drone airport integrated in operational hospital

Worldwide first: Medical sample automatically delivered by drone ( 26km !) and by pneumatic tube to lab (inside the hospital !), Ypres.
20/11/2024,

LUC achieved: Helicus becomes a certified drone airliner

The LUC EASA Certificate issued by the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight medical cargo missions between hospitals, (E.g. Diksmuide-Ypres, Belgium) 08/11/2024

Helicus Academy holds fifth-anniversary Alumni Event 2024

Amazing people meet with a strong connection to the company, its innovative drive and an enthusiasm to improve the world, Antwerp.
16/10/2024,

Missing link: Automating drone cargo logistics

Executive were greeted with presentations, brainstorming and demonstrations DronePort, Sint-Truiden.
15/10/2024,

Missing link: Automating drone cargo logistics

Brussels Airport, Air Cargo Belgium and Helicus present automated drone airport at DronePort, Sint-Truiden.
08/10/2024,

Japan and Europe to collaborate on Open Modular Drone Architecture

Tokio, JUIDA and Helicus signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the beginning of a strategic collaboration between two leaders in unmanned aviation.
16/05/2024,

Drone Operator harmonized drone requirements with second statement

Helicus aligns and publishes technology requirements with key European drone operators. A major initiative towards modular, scalable & viable unmanned aviation.
26/03/2024

Helicus and Belgian Airforce bring together the drone sector

Helicus drives operator alignment by bringing together federal & local authorities with key stakeholders at the Belgian airbase EBFN.
05/03/2024

Silver sponsor, Helicus supports 3 day B2B medical logistics brainstorming at the science park, University Antwerp

Align healthcare logistics amongst biotech, pharmaceutical industry, and logistics companies with supported from academic researchers and clinicians.
07-09/02/2024

Technical collaboration on Drone Cargo Port delivery (DCP)

Technical team of all involved organizations for the building, installation and testing of our first completely automated Drone Cargo Port (Delivery: second half 2024). 31/01/2024

SAFIR-Ready receives EU Officials and EMP's on VIP tour
at annual EU SJU aviation conference, Brussels

Selected out of 36 projects to present how automating and advancing of U-Space services is critical to enable demanding uncrewed missions, including healthcare & emergency use cases. 10/10/2023

DORAI Drone Requirements by Pan-European operators,
Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Geneva, Paris & Milan

6 Pan European operators publish their open modular drone requirements: payload sizes, automatic ground handling and command & Control interfaces
28/08/2023

EU First Passenger drone medical cargo transport, Sint-Truiden 2023

Helicus operated a large two-seat passenger drone (EH216-S) that for the first time in EU transported heavy medical cargo through European airspace adjacent populated area. 25/07/2023

Helicus solutions at the Paris Airshow, Paris 2023

Presenting drone use cases and technical components from SAFIR-Ready and SAFIR-Med projects at the European Commision booth in Hall 2A, stand #B276
19-21/06/2023

Helicus Aero Initiative (HAI-INT) invests 3M€ in automation systems to enable BVLOS drone based services

Helicus develops ground integration automation (DCP: Drone Cargo Port) and ground control standard (C2C: Command & Control Center)
17/04/2023

Helicus presents at Amsterdam Drone Week / EASA High Level Conference

Presenting integrated drone based solutions to support mission critical use cases on the SESAR JU stage
20-23/03/2023

SAFIR-Med Digital European Sky Award Winner (handover)

SAFIR-Med wins Digital European Sky Award, Geneva 2003

Winner: Helicus coordinated EU project receives validation and recognition from EU aviation actors through prestigious award.
09/03/2023

Helicus presents at AirspaceWorld Conference (Geneva)

Presenting integrated solutions at the largest airspace management event in the World (SESAR POD on the main Europe for Aviation stand).
07-09/03/2023

SAFIR-Med nominated for Digital European Sky Awards

Helicus coordinated project has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘SESAR Digital European Sky Awards’.
22/02/2023

EU first urban clinical trial flights !

Drones support quick decision making by clinical trial physician to ensure the medical safety of participants
25/08/2022

EU first human tissue transported from hospital to lab

First medical drone flights between hospital to anatomic pathology lab, Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) over an EU city (populated area).
23/08/2022

20220602 SAFIR-Med Executive conference organised by Helicus

Medical delivery in front of 150 executives ! (Now on video)

The post-conference documentary video is available here: Aviation executives, Healtcare leaders and authorities meet around medical transport by drone.
4/07/2022

First inter hospital urban BVLOS flight under EASA regulations

Historical: First authorised Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flight over populated area, between urban hospitals located in the EU.
21/06/2022

First BVLOS Populated Area Operational Authorisation

Helicus authorised to fly BVLOS in populated areas

Historical: First operator ever to obtain an Operational Authorisation to operate in EU Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights in populated area. 17/06/2022

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SAFIR-Med executive Conference at Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Helicus brought together 150 executives from leading aviation, healthcare, maritime and technology organisations at the combined SAFIR-Med project and HAI ecosystem event. 02/06/2022

Highlights of the SAFIR-Med conference at DronePort

Helicus is proud to support mobility and logistics solutions that will help society become more social, cleaner and safer. Have a look at the highlights of the recent SAFIR-Med conference at DronePort. 07/04/22

Helicus coordinated SAFIR-Med event at Droneport

As coordinator of the Horizon 2020 project "SAFIR-Med", Helicus is thrilled to host the show case event at droneport.eu. New drones and technologies were showcased to aviation authorities, industry and our (medical) stakeholders. 07/04/22

Helicus participates at Amsterdam Drone Week

Helicus supports EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) rule making work, focused on automated integrated BVLOS operations. Geert Vanhandenhove, Head Flight Operations, describes Helicus solutions, including our safety management system and the role of continued airworthiness. 30/03/22

Helicus co-writes the book "A drone view, the new aviation era"

Various aspects of unmanned aviation are described, zooming in on the medical logistics chain. The launch ceremony took place at LVNL with Michiel van Dorst, CEO of the Dutch air traffic authority. Ordering is possible by clicking on this picture. 11/02/22

First Helicus cross border controlled flight

Helicus remotely controlled a flight from its Command and Control Centre (C2C) in Antwerp that took place across the Dutch-Belgian border in Valkenburg (105Km distance). 26/01/22

Helicus wishes you all the best in 2022

2021 was a year filled with achievements even during challenging COVID times. The entire Helicus team wishes you for 2022 another happy, healthy and prosperous new year! 01/01/22