Startup Dossier
Kepplair Evolution
Kepplair Evolution develops a multi-role firefighting aircraft by converting the ATR 72 into a next-generation water bomber, the KEPPLAIR 72 "Forest Keeper". By leveraging an existing aircraft platform, the company cuts time-to-market to three years and significantly reduces development and operating costs. The aircraft is designed for aerial firefighting as well as cargo transport and medical evacuation, addressing the rapidly growing risk of wildfires driven by climate change and the critical shortage of modern firefighting fleets in Europe and globally.
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Kepplair Evolution develops a multi-role firefighting aircraft by converting the ATR 72 into a next-generation water bomber, the KEPPLAIR 72 "Forest Keeper". By leveraging an existing aircraft platform, the company cuts time-to-market to three years and significantly reduces development and operating costs. The aircraft is designed for aerial firefighting as well as cargo transport and medical evacuation, addressing the rapidly growing risk of wildfires driven by climate change and the critical shortage of modern firefighting fleets in Europe and globally.
Structural DNA
Legal Name
Kepplair Evolution
SIREN
752053751
Founders & Team
Funding Lineage
Seed
Groupe AVICO (Lead)
€5.0M
Jan 2026
Seed
0 investors
€1.5M
Dec 2024