On December 24, 2024, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Eastern China Regional Office issued the Production Certificate (PC) for the V2000CG cargo drone eVTOL to Autoflight making it the world’s first large eVTOL ready for commercial operation. In March 2024, V2000CG obtained the Type Certificate (TC), which was the world’s first type certificate for a large eVTOL at the time.

V2000CG has a maximum takeoff weight of 2 tons, is purely electric-powered, unmanned, and has a carrying capacity equivalent to that of a small helicopter. It will be used for logistics, disaster relief, and emergency rescue. Targeted customers include logistics companies, emergency rescue service providers, and government departments. The passenger-carrying model of V2000CG is currently under certification of CAAC.

This is not only an important milestone for the V2000CG eVTOL to enter the mass production stage, but also marks a solid step for the low altitude economy that the Chinese government has been promoting since last year.