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EHang Earns World’s First eVTOL Air Operator Certificate

Initial commercial flights in China are limited to sightseeing and tourism

EHang eVTOL operations in Guangzhou, China — Guangdong EHang General Aviation has been granted an air operator certificate covering some passenger-carrying flights in its autonomous EH216-S eVTOL aircraft.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 31, 2025

China’s EHang and one of its local partners have become the first companies in the world to receive air operator certificates (AOCs) covering commercial passenger-carrying flights in eVTOL aircraft. On March 30, the manufacturer announced that its subsidiary Guangdong EHang General Aviation and its joint venture Hefei HeYi Aviation had received the approvals from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

The AOCs cover what EHang described as “low-altitude tourism” and “urban sightseeing” flights with the autonomous, two-seat EH216-S vehicle in the cities of Guangzhou and Hefei. In the future, the company said, the terms of the AOC will be extended to include “other scenarios such as urban commuting.”

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