We are highly impressed with the cutting-edge technology and demonstrated safety of EHang’s EH216-S during these flights. At the CAAT, we are guiding Thailand’s transition into a new era of AAM, where safety and public trust remain our highest priorities. Through our ‘prove it safe, then scale’ approach, we have explored a clear path toward commercial operations, with the target of launching the world’s first commercial eVTOL operation services within the next three months leveraging the Initiative. The future of AAM in Thailand will be safe by design, ambitious in vision, and realized through tangible action — Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
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EHang announced today the launch of the Thailand Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Sandbox Program in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and local partners.
The initiative seeks to fast-track the commercial rollout of EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL in Thailand, aiming to establish the world’s first commercial operation under a regulatory “sandbox” model.
EHang said trial operations have already begun in the first sandbox area in Bangkok, marking a step toward broader expansion across the country.
Future plans call for local partners to support infrastructure development, operations, and the rollout of additional sandbox areas in cities such as Pattaya, Koh Lan, Phuket, and Koh Samui.
The expanded network will host aerial sightseeing and short-haul air transport services.
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At the launch ceremony, the EH216-S carried out a series of autonomous point-to-point demonstration flights.
The event was attended by senior officials from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and the Ministry of Transport, along with executives from partners including Aerial Sea Ventures, Energy Absolute (EA), Amita Technology (AMITA), G Capital, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Bangkok Airways, VietJet Air, and Malaysia’s Tahira Group.
EHang added it held technical meetings with CAAT officials during the event, presenting details of the EH216-S’s safety architecture, integration with Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM), risk assessment framework, and testing procedures.
The collaboration is intended to support the regulatory approval process for eVTOL commercial operations in Thailand.
