Sino Jet has signed a firm order for 50 AE200 eVTOL aircraft from Aerofugia during AERO Asia 2025, deepening a partnership first established through a letter of intent for 100 aircraft in 2023.

The agreement is part of Sino Jet’s strategy to develop a three-dimensional mobility network that integrates long-range business aviation with short-range electric vertical flight. The AE200 is expected to be deployed across airport shuttle routes, intercity links and tourism corridors, with the first phase focused on building supporting infrastructure at key FBO locations.

Aerofugia, part of the Geely Technology Group, has developed the AE200 as a tilt-rotor eVTOL platform offering vertical takeoff and landing, a cruise speed of 230 km/h, a range of up to 300 km and low acoustic output of around 45 dB. Full-scale flight testing was completed in 2023.

Sino Jet says it will embed its certified safety management systems into AE200 operations and will use its FBO network to develop eVTOL landing zones in major business districts. For airport connections, it projects that the AE200’s point-to-point model could reduce ground travel time by up to 50 per cent.

Group president Li Yuanfeng says: “We are spearheading a fundamental paradigm shift in transportation methodologies. This partnership extends far beyond conventional aircraft acquisition, fundamentally concentrating on the synergistic integration of business aviation's long-haul operational excellence with eVTOL's adaptive short-haul connectivity capabilities.”

China’s low-altitude economy has been designated a strategic national priority, and Sino Jet says this order positions it to play a leading role in shaping that development.