China’s AutoFlight Wins Indonesian Certification for Cargo eVTOL
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Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) developer Shanghai AutoFlight Co. Ltd. has received airworthiness certification in Indonesia for its V2000CG cargo drone, the first overseas regulatory approval granted to a Chinese eVTOL aircraft.
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a Validated Type Certificate for the V2000CG on June 3, after a review process that began in July 2025. The certification confirms that the unmanned aircraft meets Indonesian safety standards and clears a key regulatory hurdle for its commercial entry into the market.
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- AutoFlight's V2000CG cargo eVTOL received Indonesia's Validated Type Certificate, its first overseas approval.
- Certificate clears regulatory hurdles but commercial operations require local operators to obtain an Operation Certificate.
- Indonesia, an archipelagic market, shows openness to Chinese aviation products, aiding eVTOL expansion.
- Shanghai AutoFlight Co. Ltd.
- Shanghai AutoFlight Co. Ltd. is a Chinese eVTOL developer that received Indonesia’s airworthiness certification for its V2000CG cargo drone, its first overseas approval. Backed by CATL, the V2000CG carries 400kg at 200km/h for 200km. The company is also certifying two passenger models and targeting Indonesia’s island logistics market.
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL)
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) is a Chinese battery giant that backs eVTOL developer Shanghai AutoFlight, with its chairman Zeng Yuqun also involved. CATL's support helps advance AutoFlight's V2000CG cargo drone, which received Indonesian airworthiness certification, marking a step in Chinese eVTOL overseas commercialization.
- EHang Holdings Ltd.
- EHang Holdings Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed Chinese eVTOL developer, focuses on Southeast Asia. In October 2025, it partnered with Thailand’s civil aviation authority for an Advanced Air Mobility sandbox to test its EH216-S pilotless passenger eVTOL. By Q1 2026, it completed site selection for five vertiports and surveyed its first route in Thailand, upgrading aircraft systems for tropical conditions.
- Ursa Aeronautical Technology Co. Ltd.
- Ursa Aeronautical Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, received Indonesia's first Validated Type Certificate for a large cargo drone—the HY100 fixed-wing model—in May 2026. The drone will initially operate in segregated airspace while new regulations for large unmanned aircraft are developed.
- 2022：
- COMAC ARJ21 regional jet (now C909) receives a Validated Type Certificate from Indonesian authorities.
- July 2025：
- Review process for V2000CG certification begins with Indonesia's DGCA.
- October 2025：
- EHang partners with Thailand's Civil Aviation Authority and local companies to launch an Advanced Air Mobility sandbox program for its EH216-S eVTOL.
- First quarter 2026：
- EHang completes site selection for five vertiports and surveys its first operating route in Thailand; upgrades aircraft systems for Thailand's climate as it works through commercial approval procedures.
- May 2026：
- Indonesia's DGCA issues a Validated Type Certificate to the HY100 fixed-wing cargo drone made by Ursa Aeronautical Technology Co. Ltd., the country's first such certification for a large cargo drone.
- June 3, 2026：
- Indonesia's DGCA issues a Validated Type Certificate for AutoFlight's V2000CG cargo drone.
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