First Swiss LUC to Matternet
Matternet, a developer of urban drone delivery platforms headquartered in California, has been granted a light UAS operator certificate (LUC) by the Swiss federal office of civil aviation (Foca).
This marks the first LUC issued by the Swiss Foca for higher risk "Sail III" operations, including beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights overpopulated areas. It enables Matternet to self-authorise new operations within Switzerland, while also accelerating the approval process for similar operations throughout the European Union, where it already holds a LUC from the federal state of Berlin.
Founder and CEO Andreas Raptopoulos: "Our close collaboration with Foca has been instrumental in achieving this milestone." In fact, Matternet was the first company to receive BVLOS authorisation for operations over cities in Switzerland in 2017. (ah)