EHang inks CRBC partnership and stages Africa’s first public EH216‑S pilotless eVTOL flight in Kigali

EHang has signed a strategic partnership with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to promote its EH216‑S eVTOL in overseas markets and support global rollout. The announcement coincided with a live demonstration—Africa’s first public pilotless EH216‑S flight—at the Africa Aviation Summit in Kigali.

Discovered 2025-09-04T14:43:41.491227-07:00 | 2025-09-04T14:43:41.491227-07:00

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  • The deal pairs EHang with CRBC to accelerate overseas sales and infrastructure support; the demonstration in Kigali showcases the CAAC‑certified EH216‑S as a deployable asset and follows EHang commercialisation steps such as its 50 EH216‑S order in Guizhou.
  • A public, pilotless flight in Rwanda provides regulators and operators in Africa a real‑world case study for advanced air mobility, building on EHang’s earlier international demonstrations like its autonomous passenger flight in Indonesia.
  • The partnership and demo occur against a broader push to harmonise AAM standards and scale operations in the region, complementing China’s industry roadmap and multilateral AAM initiatives such as the AAMIC Beijing roadmap.

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