EHang has introduced that it has delivered the primary batch of 10 items of EH216-S pilotless electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown (eVTOL) plane to Taiyuan Xishan Ecological Tourism Funding Building Co within the second quarter of this yr, and accomplished debut passenger-carrying flights of EH216-S in Taiyuan, Shanxi on July 28, 2024.
“Tao Wei, Member of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial Committee and Secretary of Taiyuan Municipal Committee, together with different authorities officers, consultants, students and enterprise representatives, attended the inaugural flight ceremony of EHang’s pilotless passenger-carrying plane, a milestone for the event of Shanxi’s low-altitude economic system,” stated the corporate in a press launch. “The ceremony took place on the Paddy Discipline Park in Taiyuan, the place two items of EH216-S eVTOL plane took off concurrently with 4 passengers onboard for an aerial view of the huge paddy fields….Throughout the occasion, EHang additionally showcased its VT-30 long-range pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL, the EH216-F for firefighting use, and the EH216-L for logistics use.
The Shanxi Provincial Authorities issued the Measures to Speed up the Growth of the Low-Altitude Financial system and the Building of Basic Aviation Demonstration Province in Might 2024. These measures facilitate common low-altitude flights, subsidize short-range logistics and low-altitude tourism, and speed up the event of basic aviation infrastructure and operational service capabilities.
In Might this yr Xishan Tourism and EHang signed a memorandum of understanding and a purchase order order for 50 EH216-Ss, with a plan to amass an extra 450 items over the following two years. The primary batch of delivered EH216-S plane shall be deployed for native low-altitude sightseeing and tourism providers, stated EHang. Xishan Tourism is at the moment advancing the common operation of EH216-S flights and plans to launch eVTOL low-altitude sightseeing routes at Yuquan Mountain, Paddy Discipline Park, and Juewei Mountain, amongst different places in Taiyuan, to set up a sequence of trend-setting “low-altitude tourism” demonstration initiatives and contribute to the event of Shanxi Province’s low-altitude economic system demonstration zone.
Yaozong Chang, Chairman of Xishan Tourism, acknowledged, “Xishan Tourism plans to collaborate with EHang and different companions on low-altitude situations of air mobility, tourism and public providers to ascertain a number of flight camps or touchdown pads, alongside varied low-altitude sightseeing routes for pilotless eVTOL inside Taiyuan and close by scenic areas. We intention to construct an city low-altitude tourism mobility community and a brand new city air site visitors administration system, and to ascertain a low-altitude economic system industrial park. We’re poised to discover and display the event of low-altitude economic system in Shanxi Province.”
Zhao Wang, Chief Working Officer of EHang, stated“The Civil Aviation Administration of China has formally accepted our utility for the EH216-S Air Operator Certificates (“AOC” or “OC”), which is a significant breakthrough for the worldwide eVTOL trade. At current, we’ve progressively delivered EH216-S by batches to Taiyuan, Hefei, Wuxi, Wencheng, Zhuhai, and different locations, and are actively aiding our native companions who’re creating utility situations to acquire OC. As we delivered EH216-S and accomplished debut passenger-carrying flights in Taiyuan, we’ll work along with Xishan Tourism in establishing a benchmark for low-altitude economic system within the area, progressively rolling out this progressive know-how throughout North China and bringing a brand new aerial flight expertise to extra individuals, and making UAM accessible to the general public.”
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