Low-altitude aviation setting its sights high

China's latest plan to integrate general aviation equipment comprehensively into people's jobs and daily lives by 2030 will give a strong boost to the development of the low-altitude economy, including electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), experts said on Thursday.

The comments came after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other ministerial-level departments unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday to form a trillion-yuan-level market in general aviation equipment.

The plan aims to capitalize on advancements in unmanned, electric and intelligent technologies to propel the commercial application of new-generation general aviation equipment in urban air transportation, logistics distribution and emergency rescue operations.