Airtec 2025
Join us Oct. 22–24: www.airtec.aero
VFS is again organizing the Future Air Mobility sessions at Airtec! Airtec 2025 is the international B2B trade fair and dialogue platform for aerospace and future mobility at the high-tech location of Augsburg, Germany. Airtec is a central, international meeting place for suppliers and OEMs to find each other and to establish new business relationships.
Read our past summary articles: In 2022, VFS Made an Impact at Airtec, and in 2023, the event showed that VFS Leads the Future of Air Mobility at Airtec. Last year, VFS Showcases Future Flight at Airtec 2024
In 2024, VFS again held insightful sessions with executive speakers across the range of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) / drones. Some of year's speakers:
AAM and Drone Perspectives 
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 22
Moderator: Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society
- Mike Hirschberg, Director of Strategy, Vertical Flight Society
- Willi Tacke, CEO, Flying Pages GmbH
- Andreas Perotti, Group Director Future Defence Business, Frequentis
- TBA, Volocopter
AAM and Drone Developments
Thursday morning, Oct. 23
Moderator: Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society
- Prof. Ilkay Yavrucuk, Chair, Helicopter & VTOL Aircraft Institute, Technical University Munich
- Prof. Florian Holzapfel, Chair, Flight System Dynamics Institute, Technical University Munich
- Dr. David Löbl, CEO, ERC
- Robert Demmer, Chief Marketing Officer, Zuri
VTOL Aircraft & Drone Student Research Presentations
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23
Chair: Dr. Simone Weber, Airbus Helicopters
- Student Presenters TBA
AAM and Drone Dual-Use Applications
Friday morning, Oct. 24
Moderator: Sven Kopera, Roland Berger
- Sven Kopera, Senior Project Manager, Aerospace & Defence, Roland Berger
- Dr. Marcus Bauer, CEO, CycloTech
- Sascha Hardegger, CEO, Dufour
- Jonathan Stephens, Head of Airworthiness & Certification, Odys Aviation
Go to www.airtec.aero to learn more and make your plans to be a part of the next Airtec! Overall focus topics are:
- Future Air Mobility
- Defence & Security
- Zero Emission & Climate Neutral Flying
- Value & Supply Chain
- New Space (e.g., satellites)
Interested in exhibiting?
Airtec is a B2B technology hub and the place for businesses to connect with suppliers and customers. Present your company at Europe’s leading meeting place for aerospace. Zero emission, future air mobility, supply chain and new space. International exhibition, conference and B2B. Book your own stand as an exhibitor or with your logo and CD in prominent positions as a sponsor. The earlier you book, the more you can benefit from the full range of stands, so that you are more likely to find the stand that exactly suits you. Learn more about becoming an exhbiitor and read past testimonials!
Additional details:
VFS is on the Airtec Advisory Board and is pleased to support this year's edition of this long-running international fair on aerospace, with sessions on electric VTOL and advanced air mobility.
Follow Airtec on Linkedin and make your plans to attend!
Updated Sept. 3, 2025