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EHang Reports Progress on EH216 eVTOL Certification and Income from Preorders
New customers for the two-passenger, autonomous eVTOL aircraft include China's Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development and Prestige Aviation in Indonesia.
EHang's EH216 eVTOL aircraft is expected to start commercial air taxi operations in markets including Indonesia.
EHang's EH216 eVTOL aircraft is expected to start commercial air taxi operations in markets including Indonesia. (Image: EHang)

EHang has reported solid progress with the type certification process for the EH216 two-passenger eVTOL Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV). Announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2022, the Chinese company said that a type certification team from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has agreed on key elements of the airworthiness approval process, including the basis for certification and plans for achieving it.

In an August 18 update, EHang said that its engineers have now “worked out” 13 of the means-of-compliance requirements that will apply to the all-electric vehicle, which is primarily intended for short air taxi and sightseeing flights. The company said it is continuing internal tests as it prepares to demonstrate compliance to the CAAC at an as-yet-unspecified date.