First in the Region: eVTOL Air Taxi Completes Flight in Alatau City
The trial was conducted without passengers on board
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The first demonstration flight of the innovative AutoFlight Prosperity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft took place in Alatau City. It was conducted without passengers on board. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Digital Development.
The project is being implemented through investments from Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. (AAAG, Kazakhstan) with technological support from developers from the USA, China, South Korea, and Italy.
AutoFlight Prosperity Specifications:
- Speed — 200 km/h
- Range on a single charge — up to 200 km
- Produces no CO₂ emissions
- Passenger capacity — 5
- Control — 1 pilot
For Alatau City, this means the formation of new smart city infrastructure. We are talking about creating an entire ecosystem — from air taxis and vertiports to digital navigation and cargo drones. This is how the low-altitude economy begins to develop in Kazakhstan.
Construction of the first vertiport has already begun in Alatau City. It will be a compact ground platform for take-off/landing and charging of aircraft. It is being designed by UrbanV.
It is expected that a unified air network will connect Alatau City, Almaty, and key locations in the Almaty region. The estimated flight time from Almaty Airport to Medeu resort is expected to be 10-12 minutes.
AAAG also signed an agreement with AutoFlight for the supply of 50 V2000/V5000 series aircraft. The document provides not only for procurement but also for technology transfer and training of specialists in Kazakhstan for aircraft maintenance.
