Kopter Group (formerly known as Marenco Swisshelicopter) has received a certificate from EASA granting Design Organisation Approval (DOA). The certificate confirms the OEM as a recognised design organisation, that it employs qualified personnel, has imple-mented the necessary methods, processes and procedures, and has a reliable design assurance system. It paves the way for type certification for the SH09, planned for early 2019.

Kopter is the first helicopter manufacturer in the light single engine category to be granted a DOA since EASA was established in 2002