Alatau Advance Air Group (AAAG) and AutoFlight have signed a memorandum of understanding covering 50 additional V2000 and V5000 series eVTOL aircraft as Kazakhstan continues efforts to establish a regional advanced air mobility network.

The agreement was signed during AutoFlight's first ton-class eVTOL demonstration flight in Alatau City, Kazakhstan, which the company describes as Central Asia's first urban air mobility flight using an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

AAAG has already purchased an AutoFlight aircraft and is leading a broader strategy to position Alatau City as a hub for next-generation air transport. The initiative includes participation from partners in China, Italy, South Korea and the United States and is being supported by private investment estimated at around $300 million.

The additional aircraft are expected to support future passenger, cargo and regional mobility operations across Kazakhstan and neighbouring markets.

The first vertiport in Alatau City is already under construction at the demonstration site, which is expected to become UAM Centre Eurasia, Kazakhstan's first dedicated advanced air mobility hub. The planned network is intended to link Alatau City with Almaty and other regional destinations, including tourism centres.

“This is more than a demonstration of a new technology. It represents a transition toward a new model of urban development, where innovation, digital transformation and advanced mobility solutions become a new economic sector,” says Alisher Abdykadyrov, CEO of Alatau City Authority.

The AutoFlight programme follows a separate agreement signed by AAAG with Joby Aviation in November 2025 covering aircraft and support services worth up to $250 million. That agreement was designed to support the launch of Kazakhstan's first commercial air taxi services and received backing from the country's Ministry of AI and Digital Development.

AAAG is also working with international infrastructure partners including UrbanV and Korea Airport Corporation on vertiport development as Kazakhstan continues building the regulatory and operational framework needed for future eVTOL operations.

AutoFlight will continue working with AAAG and Kazakh authorities on certification, operational standards and pilot training requirements across the region.