History
Milestones in the history of the Mountainflyers.
| 1980 | Foundation of Mountainflyers by Ueli Soltermann |
| 1981 | Commissioning of the first turbine helicopter |
| 1981 | Authorization to operate a flight school - training of private, commercial helicopter pilots and authorization to carry out commercial flights |
| 1990 | Takeover and restructuring of Mountainflyers by a new organization |
| 1094 | Installation of office wing & workshop in Hangar 7 |
| 2006 | Christoph Graf takes over the management |
| 2007 | Certification as one of the first FCL JAR flight schools in Switzerland |
| 2009 | Sales office set up outside the airport perimeter and in operation 7 / 365 days a year |
| 2010 | Commissioning of the Lodrino TI base |
| 2012 | Christoph Graf acquires 100% of the company shares |
| 2017 | Commissioning of the first twin-engine AW109SP GrandNew helicopter including IFR operation |
| 2018 | Takeover of the company Heli-West AG based at Grenchen Airport |
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2019 |
First flight school in the world to commission two EASA-certified Robinson R22 and Airbus AS350B3e virtual reality motion simulators |
| 2020 |
40 years of Mountainflyers | Introduction of three Bell 505 helicopters and thus now Europe's largest Bell 505 operator |
| 2021 | 1st EASA-certified VR motion simulator in the world | Renovation/new construction of hangar, workshop, office space at Bern base |
| 2023 | Procurement of a Robinson R44 Raven II with autopilot at the Grenchen base |