Volant Aerotech's VE25-100 eVTOL model on display during an expo in Shanghai. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY
As China's low-altitude economy transitions from blueprint to benchmark, companies in the sector are poised to ride a new wave of industrial growth.
Although it may still take time for low-altitude applications to become widespread, stakeholders across the industry are making steady progress, from the rollout of supportive policies and the rapid development of the domestic supply chain to continued advances in research and development. These efforts have laid a solid foundation for the sector's projected expansion, experts said.
"The prosperity of the low-altitude economy must ultimately rest on proven commercial viability, which means delivering comfortable, safe and cost-effective travel experiences for passengers, sustainable returns for operators, and development opportunities for manufacturers and suppliers," said Dong Ming, founder and CEO of Shanghai-based Volant Aerotech during an interview in June.
Using the VE25-100, Volant Aerotech completed China's first piloted transition flight of a commercial passenger electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, in Sichuan province's Zigong on May 28.
