Aircraft
Bosch Teams With Vaeridion on Electric Microliner
Vaeridion focuses on short-haul business travel with its nine-passenger aircraft
Vaeridion CEO and CTO sign MOU with Bosch GM
Vaeridion CEO Ivor van Dartel, center, shakes hands with Bosch general manager Christian Grim, left, and Vaeridion CTO Markus Kochs-Kämper, after signing the MOU at AERO Friedrichshafen. © Amy Wilder

Bosch General Aviation Technology is backing Vaeridion’s plans to bring a nine-passenger, all-electric Microliner airplane to market by 2030. The offshoot from the German automotive group signed a memorandum of understanding with the Munich-based start-up on Wednesday at Aero Friedrichshafen and will help with the electric drive technology.

The Microliner is intended for scheduled regional air services and business aviation missions of up to around 400 kilometers (217 nm). Vaeridion plans to certify the aircraft in Europe in the next four years and aims for global markets, including North America, by the early 2030s.

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