With air operator certificates in hand, Ehang Holdings and Hefei Hey Airlines made history made history to receive the first permits to enable their autonomous flying taxi service in China.
The permit issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) represented the only pending requirement before making the arrival of these official Flying taxis not manned.
This Innovación Not only will it be an alternative to mitigate bottles in one of the most populated cities in the world (Guangzhou), but it can be used for urban tourist walks.
“This milestone officially marks the beginning of the era of manned flights in the ‘low altitude’ economy of China, allowing people to acquire plane tickets for ‘low altitude’ tourism, urban tourism and various manned commercial flight services,” Ehang said in a statement.
Thanks to this certificate, its users will have the peace of mind that the unit meets the rules of security and operation, in addition to traveling only through the authorized areas (Guangzhou and Hefei).
Economy of ‘low altitude’ and high technology
Los Flying taxis They will be one more member within the economy of ‘low altitude’, whose shares with vehicles occur at less than approximately 300 meters. In this field there are also distribution drones, airships and air cars.
Such are the expectations regarding this sector that Ehang intends to extend its coverage “in Canton, Hefei and other regions of China. These initiatives will support local operators in the application of operator certificates for civil not -crew air vehicles.
“This will allow more cities to launch regular tourist flights of low altitude, urban tourist visits and a broader range of services,” added the company specialized in urban air mobility technological platforms.