China's low-altitude industry advancing at pace

Nation's first domestically developed 2-ton eVTOL aircraft is expected to obtain CAAC airworthiness certification by the end of 2025

China's first domestically developed 2-ton electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is expected to obtain airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China by the end of 2025, according to a senior manager of the developer.

Matrix 1 — a five-seat eVTOL aircraft independently developed by Zhongshan FCourier Aviation Technology Co Ltd, a professional industrial-grade unmanned aerial system provider based in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, completed its maiden flight in October 2023.

The large eVTOL aircraft received an acceptance for airworthiness application from the CAAC in January last year, becoming the first accepted 2-ton aircraft in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.