Chinese regulators approve AutoFlight’s type certificate application for eVTOL aircraft

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has officially accepted German-based AutoFlight’s application for the type certificate (TC) of its Prosperity five-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. In February, AutoFlight presented the world’s first inter-city electric air taxi demonstration flight between the southern Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. AutoFlight’s Prosperity aircraft completed the significant milestone by autonomously flying the 50km route from Shenzhen to Zhuhai. This route is part of the region’s future air traffic plan as it develops its ‘low-altitude economy’ strategy.