www.privateairny.com Private Air | Spring 2022
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AVIATION
Words By: James Kennedy
NEXT
GENERATION
AutoFlight's air taxi Prosperity I
predicts passenger transport in 2025.
A
utoFlight, the
Chinese eVTOL
pioneer, continues
its global expansion
and establishes its first location
in Europe: A team led by
former Airbus manager Mark R.
Henning is now ramping up at
Augsburg Airport in Germany.
e team's first task is to achieve
European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) certification for
AutoFlight's air taxi Prosperity
I, an electric vertical takeoff and
landing aircraft with a range of
approximately 250 kilometers. It
can comfortably seat up to three
passengers in addition to the
pilot. e certification program
for this air taxi will begin this
year, with completion expected
by 2025.
A dedicated and growing
team will work at the R&D
and certification center in
Augsburg. AutoFlight plans to
establish additional locations
for test and demonstration
flights across Europe. Prosperity
I is the company's first
manned aircraft. Previously,
the company's focus was on
unmanned cargo drones.
