AutoFlight

AutoFlight is an aircraft developer based in China that is building an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle for individual air travel. The company describes its planned service as a shared airborne vehicle, which it compares to an air taxi. Its team says it has worked on next-generation mobility and airborne machines for several decades, drawing on operating experience from large cargo versions of its aircraft. The site stresses all-weather capability, accessibility for people of all ages and abilities, and high safety standards.

Lift and cruise design

The company uses a Lift and Cruise configuration in which the aircraft moves from vertical lift to horizontal flight, a transition the site calls one of the most demanding parts of eVTOL flight. Its named models include the V2000CG and the V5000 Matrix. The site reports that the V5000 Matrix completed a mixed-fleet formation flight and that the company completed the first two-ton eVTOL tea delivery in China.

Partnerships and demonstrations

• Regulatory work: an overseas type certificate validation for the V2000CG in Indonesia, a flight trial selection in Hong Kong's regulatory sandbox, and cooperation with Europe's EASA, China's CAAC and the UAE's GCAA.
• Commercial agreements: memoranda of understanding with JC Aviation and with Whitesky Aviation, the latter covering an order for 60 passenger aircraft in Indonesia, and a partnership with SF Group on low-altitude transport for offshore energy.
• Demonstrations: flights during the Games of the Future 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan, and a visit by Thailand's Civil Aviation Authority delegation.

Key facts

• Based in: China
• Certifications: Overseas type certificate validation for the V2000CG in Indonesia, described on the site as the first eVTOL validation of its kind
• Products: V2000CG and V5000 Matrix
• Markets: Indonesia, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Hong Kong, where the site reports agreements, visits or trials