AutoFlight EVTOL Demo Boosts Kazakhstan Air Taxi Plans

Graham Warwick May 22, 2026
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AutoFlight's V2000 Prosperity eVTOL air taxi conducted an uncrewed demonstration flight near Almaty, Kazakhstan

Credit: AutoFlight
China’s AutoFlight conducted an uncrewed demonstration flight of its Prosperity electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in Kazakhstan on May 19, launching plans to establish an air taxi network linking Almaty, its largest city, with Alatau City and other destinations. The demonstration was...
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