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Malaysian Authorities Block EHang Demonstration Flight
The Malaysian government's minister for entrepreneur development was unable to fly in EHang's 216 aircraft.
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A rendering of the EHang 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia would not let EHang and its local partner Eastcap Berhad conduct a demonstration flight.

A flight demonstration of the EHang 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle planned for November 21 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur had to be canceled after the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) declined to grant approval. The Chinese company had intended to take Malaysia’s entrepreneur development minister Redzuan Mohd Yusof on the flight at the University Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology.

CAAM officials said they could not approve the flight because it was due to take off and land at a site less than 200 meters (656 feet) from commercial airline and helicopter traffic and within the Subang Airport Terminal Control Zone. The demonstration was part of efforts to secure Malaysian government support for urban air mobility (UAM) initiatives.