Aerotree Commits To Deploying EHang eVTOL Aircraft in Malaysia

The company provides aviation training and maintenance services and now holds an operating permit that it says allows it to start commercial eVTOL flights in Malaysia.

EHang and Aerotree executives signed an agreement covering pre-orders of eVTOL aircraft. — EHang chief strategy officer Edward Xu (left) and Halim Bin Othman, Aerotreee managing director (pictured on the left side of the right frame) agreed a partnership to develop urban air mobility in Malaysia. (Image: EHang)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 10, 2022

Malaysian aviation services group Aerotree this week launched a partnership to develop urban air mobility (UAM) operations with Chinese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer EHang. Under a deal announced on March 10, Aerotree placed “preorders” for 50 examples of the two-seat EH216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) and 10 of the larger VT-30 model.

The commitment to take the all-electric EH216s covers the basic passenger-carrying version (designated as the EH216-S) as well as the EH216-L cargo transporter and the EH216-F, which is being developed for firefighting. Aerotree says that it has previously purchased a single example of the EH216-S, which is being assessed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China for type certification.

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