Swiss Alpinlift Helikopter has placed an order for the Marenco SKYe SH09, becoming one of the first customers for the type. Alpinlift has its home base at Buochs, Switzerland, and was founded in 2005. It operates private VIP flights, cargo, business trips and various sling load operations.

Marenco Swisshelicopter CEO Andreas Löwenstein comments: “We are thrilled with this success and with the confidence given to our team. The discussions with Alpinlift are building towards a valuable long-term collaboration. This mutual engagement will support the market introduction of the SKYe SH09 as the best day-to-day workhorse for many operators in the world.” The operator also took delivery of an EC120 in December 2016.