As 2025 comes to a close, the drone and advanced aviation sector looks very different from twelve months ago. First-of-a-kind operations are no longer theoretical, regulatory frameworks are being tested in real environments, and expectations around safety, credibility and delivery have risen across the board.
For Murzilli Consulting, this year was defined by exactly that shift; moving complex concepts into authorised, operational reality. From enabling Spain’s first authorised civilian Higher-Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight and supporting Europe’s first operational heavy-lift BVLOS logistics missions, to advancing U-space deployment in major cities and delivering authority-level training worldwide, our work in 2025 focused on one core challenge: How to enable innovation without compromising the standards that aviation depends on.
This year-end reflection offers a concise snapshot of that progress. Across 42 active client projects, a rapidly expanding international team and a growing footprint across Europe and beyond, 2025 was shaped by close collaboration with regulators, cities, industry leaders and partners committed to turning ambition into authorised, repeatable operations.
Our year in numbers
2025 marked a step-change for Murzilli Consulting; not only in activity, but in organisational maturity.
- 42 total client projects
- 44 team members, growing from 24 to 44 in one year
- 5 office locations, including a new office in London
- 16 languages spoken across the 20 nationalities represented
This growth reflects trust: Trust in our people, our judgement and our ability to navigate complex regulatory environments where outcomes matter.
Landmark projects across air, space and complex operations
In 2025, Murzilli Consulting supported the regulatory and airspace enablement of Spain’s first authorised civilian Higher-Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight, launched from the Canarias Stratoport for HAPS & UAS in Fuerteventura.
This milestone represents one of Europe’s earliest civilian HAPS operations and demonstrates how tailored regulatory strategy, airspace design and authority coordination can bridge aviation and near-space operations in a credible civil framework.
We also supported Pirineos Drone in securing Spain’s first operational authorisation for heavy-lift BVLOS logistics using the 95 kg MTOM DJI FlyCart 30. This authorisation enables continuous logistics missions in mountainous terrain, not demonstrations, and marks a significant step for real-world, large-UAS operations in Europe.
In addition, throughout the year, we continued our involvement in U-Space Berlin, contributing regulatory and operational expertise to a multi-year real-world testbed exploring drone logistics in dense urban environments. In parallel, our work across Spain, Germany, the UK and Switzerland addressed airspace strategy, operational authorisations, Remote ID, safety assurance and cross-border coordination.
Murzilli Consulting also further strengthened collaboration with authorities, municipalities and strategic partners. Highlights included:
- Supporting Swisscom Broadcast in advancing several operational authorisations across Swiss cities
- Engaging with local government leaders, including the Mayor of Tres Cantos, Madrid, to discuss AAM readiness and regulatory pathways
- Collaborating with Rinaldi Consultants and other partners on future autonomous aviation strategy and organisational preparedness
- Contributing to policy and white-paper initiatives shaping Europe’s urban air mobility framework
These engagements reflect our role as a bridge between innovation, governance and operational delivery.
Quality, consistency and operational excellence: We are ISO certified
In this industry, quality systems are not optional. In 2025, M&K UAS & SPACE Spain, Murzilli Consulting’s Spanish entity, achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for:
- UAS consultancy
- Design and delivery of training programmes
- Flight Procedure Design (FPD)
This certification strengthened our ability to deliver consistent, auditable and internationally recognised services, particularly in safety-critical environments.
Training the ecosystem globally
Training remained a cornerstone of our contribution in 2025. Together with our sister company, DroneTalks, we delivered dozens of training sessions worldwide, supporting regulators, operators and industry stakeholders across Europe, the UK and Asia, including customised programmes delivered in Japan, Singapore, Mongolia and multiple European member states.
Training programmes ranged in topic and depth, including:
- SORA 2.5 and national SORA adaptations
- U-space and airspace management
- Operational authorisations, LUC and risk assessment
- Authority-focused and organisation-specific programmes
With SORA 2.5 now officially adopted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), demand for practical, authority-ready training has never been higher; and our focus remains firmly on application, not theory.
Thought leadership and industry engagement
In 2025, Team Murzilli actively contributed to panels, workshops and expert forums across Europe and beyond, addressing topics such as:
- HAPS and higher-altitude operations
- Cybersecurity for aviation and AAM
- U-space implementation and standardisation
- Urban and rural drone deployment
- Workforce development and diversity
At Aerial Cities 2025, held in partnership with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and Dublin City Council, the Murzilli Consulting team moderated six expert panels over two days, bringing together C-level industry leaders, cities and public authorities. Discussions spanned urban air mobility trends, U-space commercialisation, infrastructure readiness, global supply chains and end-user deployment; reinforcing the importance of aligning strategy, regulation and societal acceptance as the sector matures.
From Aerial Cities, Airspace World, XPONENTIAL Europe, Intersec, IAM Spain, Drone City Connect, CyberFightClub, and EUROCONTROL-led initiatives, to legal, academic and policy-focused forums, our experts brought regulatory clarity and operational realism to the conversation.
Our people: The foundation of everything we do
Behind every authorisation, workshop and strategy document is a team that understands aviation from the inside out. In 2025, we continued to invest in our people through professional development, internal knowledge-sharing and leadership alignment, recognising that long-term impact in advanced aviation is built on expertise, trust and collaboration.
In October, Murzilli Consulting’s management and senior leadership team gathered in Bern to align on strategy, culture and operational priorities as the organisation continues to grow internationally.
We closed the year by bringing our wider team together in Tenerife for our annual team-building event, hosted alongside our sister company DroneTalks. The week focused on collaboration, shared learning and recognising the collective contributions that foster our work; a timely reminder that our people remain the foundation of everything we do.
Looking ahead to 2026
If 2025 confirmed anything, it is that advanced aviation is moving decisively from experimentation to implementation. The organisations that succeed will be those that treat regulation, safety and public trust as enablers; not obstacles.
We enter 2026 with clarity, momentum and a continued commitment to helping our clients and partners navigate complexity with confidence.
To our clients, partners and wider community: Thank you for your trust, your openness and your continued collaboration throughout the year. We look forward to building on this momentum together.
See you in the skies and beyond,
Team Murzilli
