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Sino Jet orders 100 Aerofugia AE200 eVTOLs

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Sino Jet orders 100 Aerofugia AE200 eVTOLs - Business aviation publisher
Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: Hong Kong Aircraft: Airplanes

Aerofugia signed purchase agreement with Sino Jet for the initial batch of 100 AE200 aircraft. The cooperation between Aerofugia and Sino Jet marks the first innovative alliance between the domestic eVTOL and business aviation, opening the era of eVTOL in business aviation. In the future, AEROFUGIA and Sino Jet will combine their respective operational business advantages and supply chain advantages to actively promote the approval of eVTOL sustainable airworthiness standards, eVTOL aircraft airport construction, route operation and progresses in other areas.

Gu Wenting, Vice President of Geely Technology Group, commented: "Aerofugia is the carrier of AAM business under Geely Technology Group. In the future, Geely Technology Group will continue to provide strong support for Aerofugia, and will embrace more partners with an open mind to help the rapid development of AAM industry."

Li Yuanfeng, President of Sino Jet, said: "Sino Jet has been committed to innovation at the entire strategic and operational level, provide more convenient services for business jet clients, and taking "green aviation" as Sino Jet's long-term strategy to promote high-quality and sustainable development of business aviation. eVTOL helps to create a green and sustainable three-dimensional air transportation ecosystem. Aerofugia is a leading eVTOL manufacturer with R&D ability in China, and AE200 is an advanced scientific and technological achievement that meets market demand and conforms to Sino Jet's green development concept. Sino Jet will take the lead in AAM, and explore a broader development space for the business aviation industry through the unique advantages of eVTOL."

The development of new energy aviation is not only the development trend of global aircraft in the future, but also has subversive potential in the field of civil aviation because of its efficient, convenient and environmental protection characteristics, and has been drew widely attention by the transportation industry. The cooperation between AEROGUGIA and Sino Jet is an important milestone in the development of domestic eVTOL and business aviation, and will be a strong promotion of green intelligent three-dimensional transportation in the future.





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