Photo: Courtesy of AutoFlight

Chinese electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker Autoflight on Tuesday delivered its CarryAll V2000CG aircraft. It is the world's first over-one-ton eVTOL aircraft certified with all three key airworthiness approvals, including Type Certificate, Production Certificate, and Airworthiness Certificate.

This marks a global breakthrough in both technology and airworthiness certification for over-one-ton eVTOL aircraft, marking a solid step toward the commercialization of large eVTOLs in low-altitude operations and accelerating the rollout of low-altitude economy applications, according to a statement the company sent to the Global Times on Tuesday. 

Developed independently by Autoflight, the V2000CG CarryAll is a fully electric, unmanned aircraft with a 2-ton maximum takeoff weight and a 400-kilogram payload capacity. Capable of reaching cruise speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour and covering a range up to 200 kilometers, the aircraft combines vertical takeoff and landing capabilities with the cruising efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft. Its flexible deployment makes it ideal for low-altitude logistics, emergency supply delivery, and disaster response missions, said the company. 

The breakthrough comes as China steps up efforts to develop the low-altitude economy, with various provinces launching pilot programs and multiple industry players have received new aircraft orders in the first half of 2025. 

In Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, about 300 drone logistics routes have been opened across business districts, parks, hospitals, and universities, serving a wide range of delivery needs. Dongguan, also in Guangdong, recently released a 2025 low-altitude economy scenario list with 37 use cases across 12 sectors, including logistics, public services, and emergency response. In Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, test flights for low-altitude sight-seeing were completed at a local scenic site, laying the groundwork for local aerial tourism, the Securities Times reported on July 16. 

In terms of eVTOL aircraft delivery, UAE-based Autocraft signed a $1 billion purchase agreement with Chinese company TCab Tech for 350 E20 eVTOL aircraft, the Chinese company announced on July 16, 2025. 

In addition, another low-altitude company Volant announced on May 8, 2025, that the Bank of China Leasing Co and two branches of Bank of China in Shanghai signed a procurement contract with the company to purchase 100 VE25 eVTOLs. 

Global Times