# Skyfly: drone company

Canonical ID: `54ed0cbe-615f-4a33-ae94-51e344e604c2`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Michael Thompson](/people/michael-thompson-skyfly.md)
- **CTO:** [Dr William Brooks](/people/william-brooks.md) (30+ years, 2000+ certified aircraft)
- **COO:** [Stjohn Youngman](/people/stjohn-youngman.md) (ex-McLaren, JLR, Electroflight)
- **Chairman:** Richard Tuthill (Tuthill Porsche)
- **HQ:** United Kingdom
- **Product:** [Axe](/models/skyfly-axe.md) VCA — 2-seat personal eVTOL, GBP 295,000
- **Milestone:** Europe first airfield-to-airfield eVTOL flight (Mar 2025)
- **Testing:** UK (Turweston) and USA
- **Target deliveries:** 2027

- **Slug:** skyfly
- **HQ:** United Kingdom
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Axe](/models/skyfly-axe.md) (aerial) (id: `a1fd2b41-d91d-4761-bc28-66715e953791`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [Michael Thompson](/people/michael-thompson-skyfly.md) CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Dr William Brooks](/people/william-brooks.md) CTO (secondary-verified)
- [Stjohn Youngman](/people/stjohn-youngman.md) COO (secondary-verified)

## 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._

## Incidents affecting Skyfly (1)

- [Skyfly Axe VCA prototype G-SFAX suffers hard landing at Turweston Aerodrome during test flight, substantial damage](/incidents/skyfly-axe-hard-landing-turweston-2025-04-22.md), 2025-04-22 · Malfunction
    - via [Axe](/models/skyfly-axe.md)

_Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._

## Common questions

### What is Skyfly?

UK-based eVTOL manufacturer building the [Axe](/models/skyfly-axe) Vertically Capable Aircraft (VCA), a two-seat personal electric aircraft for individual ownership and operation. Founded by a team of expert engineers including Dr William Brooks (30+ years in light aircraft design, 2,000+ certified aircraft). Completed Europe's first airfield-to-airfield eVTOL flight. The Axe is priced at £295,000 with a 10% deposit of £29,500, targeting personal aviation enthusiasts. Flight testing underway in both the UK and USA.

### What does Skyfly make?

Skyfly has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Axe (Skyfly builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Skyfly?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Skyfly building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

### Where is Skyfly headquartered?

Skyfly is headquartered in United Kingdom.

### Where does Skyfly operate robots?

Skyfly 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.

### Is Skyfly a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Skyfly ranks in roughly the top 95% of companies tracked by the registry.

### Are there any incidents involving Skyfly?

1 active incident involving Skyfly is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.


## Sources (2)

1. https://skyfly.aero/skyfly-axe-sn001-granted-experimental-permit-by-federal-aviation-administration-to-begin-piloted-flights-in-the-usa/
2. https://zagdaily.com/zag-air/faa-clears-skyflys-personal-evtol-for-us-flight-testing/

## The verified answers

- [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md)
- [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md)
- [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md)
- [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md)
- [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md)
- [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)

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