AutoFlight
Intelligence Profile: Certification
Company Overview
AutoFlight is a global eVTOL developer with dual headquarters in Shanghai, China and Augsburg, Germany. The company designs, manufactures and operates lift + cruise electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for cargo logistics and passenger urban/regional air mobility.
Key models: • Prosperity: Piloted 5-seat passenger air taxi (MTOW 2,400 kg, ~200 km range, 200 km/h cruise). • CarryAll: 2-ton cargo variant (MTOW 2,000 kg, 400 kg payload, 250 km range). • Matrix (unveiled Feb 2026): World’s first 5-ton class eVTOL (up to 10 passengers or 1,500 kg cargo), public full transition flight demonstrated Feb 5, 2026.
Leadership Team
Tian Yu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Founder and visionary leader since 2017 with deep aviation/drone background
Lukasz Gadowski
Vice Chairman & Strategic Advisor
Major investor via Team Global, supports European strategy
Mark R. Henning
Managing Director Europe
Leads European operations and engineering hub in Augsburg (ex-Airbus experience)
Kellen Xie
Senior Vice President Global Sales & Business Development
Oversees international partnerships and major fleet orders
Aircraft Portfolio
Prosperity I
Media Gallery
Featured Videos
Matrix 5-Ton eVTOL Full Transition Flight
Historic public demonstration of the world’s first 5-ton class eVTOL (Feb 2026)
Prosperity Inter-City Flight
World’s first inter-city autonomous eVTOL flight (Shenzhen-Zhuhai)
Prosperity I Test Flight
Full proof-of-concept test flight of the passenger air taxi
CarryAll Cargo Operations
Official footage of the fully certified 2-ton cargo eVTOL in operation
Key Milestones
Company Founded
Founded by Tian Yu in Shanghai
Prosperity I Transition
Proof-of-concept full transition flight
World Record Distance
Longest eVTOL flight at the time (250+ km)
Inter-City Demo
World’s first inter-city eVTOL autonomous flight (Shenzhen-Zhuhai)
CarryAll Type Certificate
World first >1-ton eVTOL Type Certificate from CAAC
First Customer Delivery
Delivered first Prosperity demonstrator to customer in Japan
CarryAll Full Certification
Full TC + PC + AC (world first for >1-ton eVTOL)
Matrix Unveiled & Transition Flight
World’s first 5-ton class eVTOL public full transition flight