Sino Jet agrees firm order for 50 Aerofugia eVTOLs
Sino Jet has signed a “definitive procurement contract” for 50 units of Aerofugia’s AE200 eVTOL at AERO Asia 2025 in Zhuhai, China.
Since signing a letter of intent for 100 eVTOLs in 2023, the two firms have advanced their collaboration from joint product development to application scenarios and building infrastructure.
“We are spearheading a fundamental paradigm shift in transportation methodologies,” said Li Yuanfeng, group president of Sino Jet.
“This partnership extends far beyond conventional aircraft acquisition, fundamentally concentrating on the synergistic integration of business aviation’s long-haul operational excellence with eVTOL’s adaptive short-haul connectivity capabilities.”
Sino Jet plans to embed its safety management framework into AE200’s operational architecture. This will see the operator bring its business aviation-level standards to airworthiness oversight and Safety Management Systems (SMS) implementation, as well as personnel development, it said.
On infrastructure development, Sino Jet will develop and build eVTOL landing facilities across principal commercial districts. The company has more than 20 FBO bases globally including major Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen) and international locations such as Singapore, Dubai and Tokyo.
The operator has not yet landed on a specific set of use cases for its eVTOLs. It said it is exploring customer requirements and looking at various scenarios including airport connectivity, intercity transport and cultural tourism.
The six-seat AE200 platform has a 230km/h (143mph) maximum cruise velocity and a 200km (125mile) operational radius.
“The execution of this 50-unit firm order commitment represents a significant milestone in our strategic partnership with Aerofugia,” Yuanfeng concluded. “Looking forward, regulatory framework advancement and infrastructure maturation will catalyse the accelerated development of a comprehensive low-altitude transportation network linking core commercial districts, transportation nodes and integrated urban clusters.”
