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2026
11 June

ReleaseAutoFlight V2000CG granted world's first eVTOL overseas type certificate validation in Indonesia

20 May

ReleaseAutoFlight V5000 Matrix concludes 'heterogeneous three-aircraft formation' flight, officially kicks off airworthiness certification

12 February The cargo variant supports a maximum payload of 1,500kg and can accommodate two AKE standard air cargo containers.

AutoFlight unveils 5-ton Matrix after full transition flight

The aircraft completed vertical take-off, cruise and vertical landing during a public demonstration at the company’s test facility.

2025
23 July

ReleaseAutoFlight delivers world’s first eVTOL aircraft exceeding one-ton with complete airworthiness certification

10 April

ReleaseAutoFlight breaks ground on manufacturing facility in Wuhan

27 January

ReleaseAutoFlight's CarryAll becomes world's first 2-ton eVTOL aircraft to receive production license

2024
25 September

ReleaseDassault Systèmes partners with AutoFlight in strategic cooperation

3 August

ReleaseAutoFlight and CATL sign a strategic investment and cooperation agreement worth hundreds of millions of dollars

30 April

ReleaseChinese regulators approve AutoFlight's Type Certificate application for Prosperity passenger eVTOL aircraft

2023
27 July

ReleaseAutoflight makes history with world's first formation of three full-scale eVTOL aircraft

2022
9 June Prosperity 1.

Autoflight adapts eVTOL to single-prop design

The lift and cruise configuration will feature in the final, full scale, design of Prosperity 1 which will be revealed later this year. Commercial flights are planned for 2026.

17 February

ReleaseAutoflight's Prosperity I air taxi achieves proof of concept transition test flight

18 January

ReleaseAutoflight starts in Europe: airtaxi 'Prosperity 1' targets certification by 2025

2021
22 November

ReleaseAutoFlight lands $100M (USD) investment in Series A Funding from Team Global and its founder Lukasz Gadowski

29 October

ReleaseAutopilot eVTOL manned aircraft V1500M completes first flight test

13 October

ReleaseAutoFlight presents V1500M - an autonomous passenger eVTOL aircraft

2020
17 November

ReleaseAn unmanned aerial vehicle with a payload of 100 kg - V400 Albatross first public flight!

17 September The V400 Albatross at the 2020 World UAV Conference. (Photos: Autoflight)

Fengfei puts the focus on air taxi capability of Albatross

The Albatross has a canard layout design using carbon fibre composite material integrated moulding technology, which is lighter in weight, stronger and more rigid. Lift is powered by eight sets of motors.