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AirDesign moves to Switzerland

Michael Witschi, who joins as partner, explains the new change of direction

19 January, 2026, by Tarquin Cooper

Austrian company AirDesign was founded in 2011 by former paragliding world champion Stephan Stiegler and Martin Gostner. They found quick success in the world of hike-and-fly with the lightweight SuSi and in the XC world with the Rise series (EN B), Volt (EN C) and Hero (EN D).

At the end of last year they announced that well...

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