Aircraft
China’s Low-altitude Economy Takes Off
President Xi pushes government to accelerate UAS and eVTOL adoption
AutoFlight eVTOL
China’s AutoFlight, along with its rival EHang, has earned eVTOL type certification well ahead of Western companies.

While China looks ahead to the Year of the Fire Horse, 2025’s Year of the Snake marked a period of foundational growth and regulatory milestones for the country’s emerging low-altitude economy and the broader socio-economic ambitions the government says this will bolster.

Covering airspace below 1,000 meters (3,280 feet)—and, in some instances, up to 3,000 meters—the sector has seen increasing liberalization to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, alongside traditional general and business aviation models.