Chinese firm poised for (short) commercial flights by 2025
China's urban air mobility biz, EHang, has announced its EH216-S pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has completed debut passenger flights in Thailand.The flights were made with permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand under a Demonstration Flight Permit. Among the first passengers were aviation execs – including one from Bangkok Airways.
EHang plans to complete more flight tests and launch commercial flight operations in destinations like Phuket and Koh Samui by 2025. Suttipong Kongpool, director of CAAT, reminded attendees of the Thailand Drone Exhibition & Symposium 2024, where flights took place, that EHang's EH216-S is currently the world's only eVTOL with airworthiness certificates.Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030The EH216-S is a fully autonomous, two-seater eVTOL designed for short-distance, point-to-point air transport.
Its range and flight time, however, are quite limited at 18.6 miles and around 25 minutes. That range is comparable to Volocopter's VoloCity but less than its VoloConnect or Joby's S4 .An easy route to AI-enhanced productivityAustralia tells tots: No TikTok till you're 16... or X, Instagram and Facebook
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