AutoFlight’s cargo eVTOL is no longer just a prototype with good CGI it now carries the paperwork that really matters.
AutoFlight’s V2000CG “CarryAll” – a ton‑class, cargo‑carrying electric vertical take‑off and landing aircraft – has now gone all the way through China’s civil airworthiness process and come out the other side with a complete certification set from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
According to the company in March 2024, the V2000CG CarryAll became the first eVTOL above one ton to receive a Type Certificate (TC) from CAAC, confirming its design meets airworthiness standards. In December 2024, AutoFlight obtained a Production Certificate (PC) for the V2000CG from CAAC’s East China regional office – reportedly the world’s first PC for a 2‑ton‑class eVTOL, authorising serial production under an approved quality system.
On 21 July 2025, CAAC issued an Airworthiness Certificate (AC) for individual CarryAll aircraft, completing the triad; AutoFlight says the V2000CG now holds all “three essential airworthiness certifications: TC, PC and AC.”
In AutoFlight’s words, that makes CarryAll “the world’s first eVTOL aircraft exceeding one‑ton max take‑off weight to achieve complete airworthiness certification with all three required approvals from civil aviation authorities,” and the first ton‑plus eVTOL designed, manufactured, and delivered under full civil airworthiness procedures for commercial operations.
Why it matters beyond China. Two things make this more than a domestic Chinese story. International validation has started. In June 2026, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation granted a validated type certificate to the V2000CG, recognising CAAC’s type certification and clearing the aircraft for commercial operations in Indonesian airspace. Chinese press describe it as the first time an eVTOL has obtained type certificate validation from a foreign aviation authority, a key step toward cross‑border deployment.
It sets a precedent for heavy eVTOL. Most of the early Western certification narratives (Joby, Archer, Lilium, Vertical) are tied to smaller, passenger‑focused machines under EASA/FAA Part 23‑style frameworks. AutoFlight’s CarryAll sits in a heavier, cargo‑oriented class.
Meanwhile, on the passenger side, AutoFlight is already in the certification queue. CAAC formally accepted its type‑certificate application for the Prosperity 5‑seat passenger eVTOL in April 2024, and the company is targeting a 2026 TC, according to statements to Aviation Week. That program is now in verification and compliance testing with CAAC, while the company also talks openly about working with EASA and UAE’s GCAA for future approvals.
For the advanced air mobility space, AutoFlight’s certification wins don’t mean “job done” –commercial deployment, scaling operations, and safety performance will be the real tests. But they do reset the scoreboard in an important way: A Chinese eVTOL OEM now has full airworthiness certification (TC, PC, AC) for a ton‑class cargo platform at home.