‘Keyless Access’ from KYBURZ FLEET at Zurich Airport.
Valuable information at the fireside chat with Martin Kyburz.
KYBURZ apprentices change area on 24.02.2025. 

Joanna Wlazlo, Sarah Durscher, Daniel Honegger

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Don't forget: on 1 March, we will be opening the doors to our new company headquarters for the first time for indoor flying and driving fun.

We invite everyone who wants to bring joy, lightness and positive energy to our new building with model aircraft, model cars, quadcopters or helicopters.

Register now! The programme and further information will be sent out next week.

We look forward to seeing you.

How do I manage my employees? Every manager asks themselves this question on a regular basis. At KYBURZ, trainer Siggi Baierlein regularly organises basic and refresher workshops for managers. In the basic course, employees with management responsibility practise elementary leadership modules such as praise, criticism or professional and personal coaching, and in the refresher course they remember the tools they have at their disposal to use in everyday life.

When asked about the atmosphere on the course, Siggi doesn't hesitate for a moment: ‘It was a committed, determined atmosphere in an open atmosphere!’ This makes it easy to train and internalise even complex topics such as leadership communication.

The pictures are from last week's refresher workshop in the Dachraum in Freienstein. The basic workshop will take place externally in the next few days.

Booking a pool car as a company employee via an app and opening the car with your mobile phone? That's not a vision of the future! Thanks to ‘Keyless Access’ from KYBURZ FLEET, these functions have been realised at Flughafen Zürich AG.

The employees of Flughafen Zürich AG use around 25 vehicles on a rotating basis. The ‘youDrive it’ app from KYBURZ is used to book and open the vehicle doors. This is a great relief, as the distances on the extensive airport site are great. The previous solution with key boxes involved long distances.

The KYBURZ hardware was installed in the pool vehicles in the workshops at the airport. ‘They have it well under control,’ says Mario Fischer about the airport staff. He provided technical support and training from KYBURZ. ‘The test drives on the site, surrounded by the large aircraft, were impressive,’ adds Mario.

The airport's (mostly electric) pool vehicles are partly stationed on the airfield but also ‘landside’ in the multi-storey car park. If an employee notices an error message or damage during use, he or she can transmit this information to the person responsible for the vehicle via ‘youDrive it’. In this way, Flughafen Zürich AG not only makes it easier for employees to use the vehicles, but also has greater transparency regarding their use. KYBURZ wishes you a safe journey!’

Martin Kyburz always has an open ear for his employees, but his busy schedule does not always leave him time for personal discussions. It was therefore important to him to bring back the fireside chat that has taken place in previous years.

The fireside chat is an informal round of talks in a relaxed after-work atmosphere. Last Wednesday after 5 p.m., interested employees gathered in the showroom in Freienstein to put their questions directly to the company manager. Especially now, shortly before the move, there were many questions about the new workplace.

Martin Kyburz answered all the questions with a healthy dose of humour, and then invited everyone to a small aperitif to continue the dialogue on various topics. It was a successful after-work event. The next fireside chat is already being planned.

During their commercial apprenticeship at KYBURZ, the students change departments every semester. The training programme at KYBURZ enables them to get to know different areas of the company and to discover their personal interests and strengths.

On 24 February 2025, the commercial apprentices will enter their new departments. For Kaito, who is in his third and final year of apprenticeship, this change is already a familiar process, while for Havin, Kirill and Rania, who are in their first year of apprenticeship, it is their first change of department – educational experiences await them all.

Havin is moving from the office to the web shop.
‘I'm looking forward to getting to know the web shop processes and helping with the packaging of parcels in addition to my administrative work. I'm excited about the experiences ahead and look forward to further developing my knowledge.’

Kirill is moving from the web shop to the service department.
‘I am looking forward to playing an active role in the service area and improving my customer service skills. I believe that service is exactly the right thing for me to do in order to acquire more technical and mechanical knowledge about the vehicles.’

Rania continues to develop her knowledge in the office.
‘I'm looking forward to further developing my role in the back office and taking on additional responsibility. So far, I've been doing the back office work with Havin, and now I'm taking on more exciting tasks so that I can make an even bigger contribution to the team.’

Kaito is switching from customer service to purchasing.
‘Purchasing was my second training placement, and I have very fond memories of the nine months I spent there. I'm now looking forward to returning to this area, further expanding my knowledge and getting more involved. For now, my focus is on successfully completing my apprenticeship, which I will start this summer.’

We were recently delighted to welcome Jürg Rohr to KYBURZ. He is a keen amateur photographer and runs the website ‘Rallye Rohr’, where he regularly publishes fascinating reports, mainly about classic car meetings but also about companies that interest him in particular.

Jürg Rohr had his first encounter with KYBURZ in 2024 as part of a tour with the Borgward Club. Inspired by the innovative developments and the history of our company, he has now decided to explore the three sites on his own. He captured everything with his camera and documented his impressions in a photo report. You can discover his detailed documentation at the following link.