Chinese electric aircraft developer AutoFlight（峰飞航空）has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Satar Aviasi Indonesia and Hong Kong-based Inno One Group covering an intended purchase of 150 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft and the planned development of an eVTOL operating demonstration system in Indonesia.
The agreement covers several of AutoFlight’s unmanned cargo models, including the two-ton V2000CG CarryAll and the larger V5000CGH. The companies have not disclosed the value of the proposed purchases, delivery schedule or whether the agreement includes binding order commitments.
The partnership follows the Indonesian validation of the V2000CG’s Chinese type certificate. Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued the aircraft a Validated Type Certificate on June 3, confirming that its design meets applicable Indonesian airworthiness requirements. AutoFlight describes it as the world’s first overseas type-certificate validation awarded to an eVTOL aircraft.
The distinction is important. A Validated Type Certificate recognizes an aircraft type for the Indonesian market, but it does not by itself complete every approval required for commercial services. AutoFlight and its partners said they would continue working with Indonesian regulators on operating qualifications, compliance filings and other permissions needed for large-scale deployment.
The planned 150-aircraft purchase should also be treated as an expression of commercial intent rather than a completed sale. The parties have not announced firm delivery commitments, payments or guaranteed operating volumes. In addition, the Indonesian validation applies specifically to the V2000CG, not automatically to every aircraft included in the proposed fleet.
AutoFlight’s V2000CG is an unmanned cargo eVTOL with a maximum take-off weight of 2,000 kilograms, a payload capacity of up to 400 kilograms and a stated range of 200 kilometers. Its lift-and-cruise configuration combines vertical take-off and landing with fixed-wing forward flight, allowing it to operate without conventional runways.
The aircraft received its original Type Certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in March 2024 and subsequently obtained the Production Certificate and individual Airworthiness Certificate required for manufacturing and delivery in China. AutoFlight applied for Indonesian validation in July 2025, beginning a review that included comparisons between Chinese and Indonesian standards, technical discussions, document reviews and inspections by Indonesian authorities.
Under the new cooperation agreement, AutoFlight will contribute aircraft technology and manufacturing capabilities, while Inno One Group is expected to support aviation-asset investment and leasing. Satar Aviasi Indonesia will provide local operating experience. The partners also plan to develop routes, maintenance services and operational support for applications including inter-island logistics and deliveries to remote areas.
Indonesia’s geography makes it a potentially important market for runway-independent cargo aircraft. With more than 17,000 islands, the country faces persistent logistical challenges in moving supplies between remote communities. However, the commercial viability of eVTOL logistics will still depend on operating approvals, infrastructure, utilization rates, maintenance costs and the economics of electric aviation.
For China’s emerging eVTOL industry, the Indonesian validation is a meaningful international regulatory milestone. Combined with the proposed fleet agreement, it shows that Chinese developers are beginning to pursue overseas certification, local operating partnerships and aircraft financing alongside product exports.
The development does not yet establish a mature or bankable export business. It does, however, move AutoFlight beyond overseas demonstrations and into the more demanding process of regulatory validation and commercial deployment planning. Actual deliveries and revenue-generating operations will be the next tests of whether that progress can translate into a scalable international business.