AutoGyro

AutoGyro GmbH designs, builds and sells gyroplanes, including the MTOsport, Cavalon and Calidus models. It also provides spare parts, online technical and maintenance support, and airworthiness information. The company states that its aircraft are built in Hildesheim, Germany, with over 90% of components made in-house.

Customers are pilots and flight schools. Sales and after-sales support run through a network of over 40 international sales and maintenance partners, which handle regional fleet management, aircraft sales, spare parts and maintenance. The company also organises an annual partners meeting and maintenance training courses.

The company was founded in 2003 by Thomas Kiggen, Michael Ullrich and Otmar Birkner, with series production starting in 2004 and conversion to a German GmbH in 2007. The website states that aircraft have been certified by several national aviation authorities and that over 3,100 aircraft have been produced; it lists six open positions in Hildesheim, including flight instruction, sales, marketing, purchasing and administration roles.

Product: Gyroplanes (MTOsport, Cavalon, Calidus) with spare parts, maintenance support and after-sales service through a partner network.