HANGAR TALK UAS & eVTOL NEWS RELATING TO UNCrewed, AAM & eVTOL SYSTEMS
EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL Operators Obtain Air Operator Certificates
EHang recently announced its wholly owned subsidiary named Guangdong EHang General Aviation Co. Ltd. and its joint venture company in Hefei named Hefei HeYi Aviation Co. Ltd. have been granted the first batch of Air Operator Certificates (OC) for civil human-carrying pilotless
aerial vehicles by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
This milestone officially marks the launch of China’s human-carrying flight era in the low-altitude economy, allowing citizens and consumers to purchase flight tickets for low-altitude tourism, urban sightseeing, and diverse commercial human-carrying flight services at related operation sites in Guangzhou and Hefei. In the future, operators will also gradually expand into more other scenarios such as
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urban commuting based on operational conditions legally and compliantly. The issuance of the first batch of OCs sets a new benchmark for the low-altitude economy and urban air mobility, further unleashing a more powerful vitality of new quality productive forces.
EHang has already achieved multiple historical certification breakthroughs, including the world’s first type certificate (TC), standard airworthiness certificate (AC), and production certificate (PC) for pilotless human-carrying eVTOL aircraft. Now, with the newly granted OC, EHang becomes the world’s first eVTOL company to achieve the full suite of regulatory certifications. This achievement marks a significant step toward the commercialization and mass adoption of low-altitude human-carrying flight services.
EHang has always been committed to building the qualifications and capabilities required for the safe, regulated, and legal operation of pilotless human-carrying aerial vehicles.
Looking ahead, EHang will continue collaborating with more partners to expand commercial operation sites, establishing additional low-altitude transportation operation centers in Guangzhou, Hefei, and other regions across China. These efforts will support local operators in applying for OCs for civil pilotless human-carrying aerial vehicles, enabling more cities to launch regular low-altitude tourism flights, urban sightseeing, and a wider range of commercial human-carrying flight services for the public.
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