Sascha Hardegger

Biography

Sascha has many years of experience in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and Search and Rescue (SAR) at Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, world-renowned helicopter rescue organisation and air ambulance provider. There, as member of the management board, he first headed the communications department, including Rega’s famous patronage system, and later took charge of helicopter operations with 12 bases and the Operations Centre. He also headed Rega’s Innovation cell and is the father of Rega’s ambitious drone programme.

Educated at the University of Zurich, he has worked as a journalist, as a media spokesperson for the Swiss federal department of justice and police and on military peace-keeping missions of the Swiss Armed Forces. He joined Dufour Aerospace in 2021 as Chief Commercial Officer and took over as CEO in August 2024. Sascha is an aviation enthusiast with time spent flying planes, gliders, paragliders, RC-models, and drones.

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