Earlier this year, the Shanghai Economic and Information Commission, together with the Administrative Committee of Hongqiao International Central Business District and the districts of Pudong, Changning, Minhang and Jinshan, jointly issued the Measures for Accelerating the Development of an Advanced Manufacturing Cluster for the Low-Altitude Economy by Leveraging the Yangtze River Delta.
The goals are clear and urgent: By 2028, the core industrial scale of Shanghai’s low-altitude economy will reach CNY 80 billion. The city will strive to become a globally competitive “World eVTOL Capital”, foster a complete industrial chain for new low-altitude aircraft across the Yangtze River Delta, and build a national-level advanced manufacturing cluster.
From breakthroughs by individual enterprises to coordinated efforts across the whole city, Shanghai’s low-altitude economy development is entering a more intensive phase.
On 22 November, Hongqiao Tech Week will co-host a special session on low-altitude economic development on the Future Mobility & Energy Stage together with DOPU (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. Speakers from aircraft manufacturing, logistics operation and international cooperation will discuss the next chapter of the low-altitude economy based on products, use cases and operational practices.
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01 Large-scale eVTOLs: How to Unlock Application Opportunities?
To discuss the industrial value of the low-altitude economy, we may start with a real operational mission. In 2025, AutoFlight’s large eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) CarryAll completed a test flight delivering supplies to an offshore oil platform. Departing from a vertiport on the Shenzhen mainland, it flew across the sea for 58 minutes and delivered cargo to a platform roughly 150 kilometres off the Shenzhen coastline. This mission involved route planning, airspace coordination and professional operational support.
*CarryAll on-site supply delivery mission for offshore platforms (Source: CCTV News Client, republished via Science and Technology Daily website)
For scenarios such as offshore platform resupply and emergency cargo transport, the aircraft’s payload, range and takeoff-and-landing performance are well-aligned with operators’ working conditions, delivery timelines and support systems.
Xie Jia, Senior Vice President of AutoFlight (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., will deliver a keynote speech titled Large eVTOL: The Golden Key to Unlocking the Low-Altitude Economy.
For enterprises focusing on airframe manufacturing, supply chains and use cases, this talk offers a valuable perspective: which logistics challenges can large eVTOLs address first, and how product capabilities translate into tangible service value? As use cases expand from cargo delivery to passenger travel, what remains to be done to achieve commercialisation? Come and find out on site!
02 Passenger Flight: The Road to Commercial Operation
When “air taxis” become part of daily life is one of the most widely discussed topics in the low-altitude economy. To realise this goal, many companies are advancing product R&D, airworthiness certification and market preparation in parallel.
TCab Tech announced in October that its E20 is undergoing type certification. Key milestones including the certification basis, means of compliance and certification plan have been signed off, and subsequent compliance verification work is in progress.
*E20 eVTOL manned flight test (Source: TCab Tech official website)
Turning an aircraft into a mobility service involves manufacturing, operation and integration within the urban transportation system. How do OEMs view these links? Jiang Jun, Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer of TCab Tech, will present Manned eVTOL: Key Considerations from Technical Validation to Commercial Operation, sharing first-hand insights for assessing the conditions required to launch manned eVTOL services.
03 Drone Logistics: From Maiden Flight to Routine Operations
Drone logistics offers another valuable set of practical experiences for discussions on regularised operations. Once a route completes its maiden flight, what does it take to turn it into an everyday service?
As delivery points multiply, operators face increasingly complex coordination challenges: how to integrate orders, organise flight routes, connect aerial transport with ground delivery, and maintain service continuity amid changing weather or operational disruptions.
Hangzhou Antwork Network Technology Co., Ltd. has developed a mature intra-city delivery solution. Zhang Lei, Founder & CEO of the company, will deliver the talk From Maiden to Routine Flights: The Evolution of Drone Logistics Deployed Across 60+ Cities.
*Antwork aerial instant delivery operation in Hangzhou (Source: Antwork official website)
Drawing on Antwork’s track record across 65 cities — over 4.5 million kilometres of cumulative flight distance and more than 800,000 commercial delivery flights — the discussion will cover safety, use cases and supporting systems, and explore critical pathways for drone logistics to expand from last-mile delivery to long-haul transport.
04 Sustained Service: How to Build a Viable Business Model?
In April this year, the official website of the Ministry of Transport reported that Hangzhou’s “low-altitude + instant delivery” commercial project achieved controllable costs and a modest profit. At that time, 14 routes were in operation, with roughly 2,500 paid orders completed.
Case studies like this ground the commercialisation debate in tangible realities. What factors determine long-term business viability and shape the pace and model of scaling? Liu Ying, Founder and Chairperson of Anqing Technology, will deliver the speech Breaking the Commercialisation Deadlock of the Low-Altitude Economy: From Use Case Validation to Sustainable Profitability. Combined with the preceding sessions on aircraft applications and logistics operations, the talk will clarify what problems these products solve, what value the services deliver, and how companies can translate that value into recurring revenue.
05 Going Global: What Capabilities Still Need to Be Built?
Chinese low-altitude economy enterprises are expanding their market exploration overseas.
In June this year, AutoFlight announced that its V2000CG CarryAll had obtained a type validation certificate issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Indonesia. In October, TCab Tech revealed plans to set up its Southeast Asia hub in Malaysia. Airworthiness validation, regional partnerships and local service capabilities have become concrete pillars of their international expansion strategy.
*TCab Tech and SIDEC cooperation signing ceremony (Source: TCab Tech official website)
Entering new markets requires a full grasp of both local demands and on-ground deployment requirements. Liu Yong, Founder & CEO of DOPU (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., will deliver the speech China’s Low-Altitude Economy and the Sustainable Development of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in China, the US and Europe from an international perspective.
Yi Dingze, Researcher at the International Aviation Working Group, will share South Korea’s Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility: From the 2035 Vision to Urban Implementation, offering a reference on how industrial planning translates into urban deployment.
Meanwhile, in the panel discussion titled Chinese Low-Altitude Economy Enterprises Expanding into Europe, the US, the Middle East and ASEAN: Market Entry Paths, Policy Landscape and Industrial Ecosystem Building, speakers Yi Dingze, Liu Yong, Xie Jia and Liu Ying will jointly discuss market entry strategies and partnership requirements for different regions.
For teams planning international operations, this is a valuable chance to evaluate products and business models against local industrial ecosystems.
On 22 November, questions spanning aircraft value, flight operation frameworks, profitability models and global markets will be addressed together at Hongqiao Tech Week.
Hongqiao Tech Week · Future Mobility & Energy Stage Special Session: Low-Altitude Economy Development 📅 20–22 November 2026 📍 National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
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