EHang has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Reignwood Aviation Group to advance electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) deployment across China and Southeast Asia. The collaboration supports China’s low-altitude economy strategy and focuses on combining traditional general aviation with next-generation eVTOL technologies.

Reignwood will begin by introducing eVTOL operations in its core tourism hubs, including low-altitude sightseeing and related ground services. Future phases will expand into broader urban air mobility use cases such as emergency response and logistics.

The partners plan to create low-altitude hubs providing infrastructure for demonstrations, flight operations, energy and maintenance. They will also develop a digitalised fleet management platform designed for dense and complex UAV and eVTOL traffic.

A joint flight training centre will be established, leveraging Reignwood’s domestic aviation facilities to support both Chinese and international pilot development.

Internationally, the partnership will work toward local certification and deployment of EHang’s EH216-S aircraft in Thailand, beginning with Bangkok and Phuket, with the aim of exporting China’s low-altitude economic model across the ASEAN region.

“This cooperation marks a significant step forward in Reignwood Aviation’s intelligent transformation,” says Reignwood Aviation Group chairman Gang Zheng. “Partnering with EHang is a recognition of its disruptive technology and leadership.”

“This strategic partnership with Reignwood Aviation Group marks another important milestone in our global low-altitude economy strategy,” adds Zhao Wang, EHang's COO.