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The Central Air Traffic Control Commission is about to launch an eVTOL pilot in six cities

On November 18th, Sun Weiguo, director of the general aviation business department and drone working committee of the China Air Transport Association, revealed at the 2024 International Electric Aviation (Kunshan) Forum that the Central Air Traffic Control Commission is about to launch an eVTOL pilot in six cities. The reporter interviewed a number of industry insiders and learned that < b > six pilot cities have been initially identified as Hefei, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing . The pilot document has relevant plans for routes and regions, and authorizes some local governments for airspace below 600 meters, which means that relevant local governments have to bear more management responsibilities.