# Bye Aerospace: drone company

Canonical ID: `5d4868b3-fcf2-4dc2-8a2b-a825d8910e39`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2007 by George Bye
- **Certification:** First FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 applicant for all-electric aircraft
- **Orders:** 3,801+ aircraft on order across 4 continents
- **Operating costs:** 80% lower than conventional trainers
- **Recharge:** Under 30 minutes
- **First flight:** Expected 2026
- **Safety:** Highly spin-resistant airframe
- **CEO:** [Rod Zastrow](/people/rod-zastrow.md) (since May 2024)
- **Founder:** [George E. Bye](/people/george-bye.md)
- **Chairman & CTO:** [George E. Bye](/people/george-bye.md)
- **Order book:** 1,124 [eFlyer 2](/models/bye-aerospace-eflyer-2.md) and eFlyer 4 orders (company-reported)
- **Launch customer:** Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
- **Key suppliers:** Safran (motor), magniX (batteries), Sensenich (propeller), Garmin (avionics), Toray (composites)
- **Certification target:** FAA Part 23 Amendment 64

- **Slug:** bye-aerospace
- **Founded:** 2007
- **HQ:** Centennial, Colorado, USA
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [eFlyer 2](/models/bye-aerospace-eflyer-2.md) (aerial) (id: `715b432d-6677-454d-8111-ab73b07048e0`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [George E. Bye](/people/george-bye.md) Founder & Chairman & CTO (secondary-verified)
- [George E. Bye](/people/george-bye.md) Chief Technology Officer (secondary-verified)
- [Rod Zastrow](/people/rod-zastrow.md) CEO & President (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Bye Aerospace x magniX](/partnerships/bye-aerospace-x-magnix.md) with magniX _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Bye Aerospace?

American electric aircraft manufacturer pioneering the all-electric eFlyer family of FAA Part 23-certified training aircraft. Founded in 2007 by George E. Bye, the company is developing the two-seat [eFlyer 2](/models/eflyer-2) trainer, four-seat eFlyer 4, and eight-seat eFlyer 800, targeting dramatically lower operating costs and zero emissions for flight training and air taxi markets.

### What does Bye Aerospace make?

Bye Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: eFlyer 2 (Bye Aerospace builds physical robots).

### Where is Bye Aerospace headquartered?

Bye Aerospace is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, USA.

### Where does Bye Aerospace operate robots?

Bye Aerospace is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (2)

1. http://byeaerospace.com/
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/2026/06/bye-aerospace-weeks-away-from-first-flight-of-eflyer-2-trainer/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

_API: GET /v1/companies/5d4868b3-fcf2-4dc2-8a2b-a825d8910e39 · canonical URL: /companies/bye-aerospace_