Volant Aerotech is developing the VE25-100 “Tianxing,” its first compound-wing commercial passenger eVTOL designed for low-altitude commercial passenger service. The aircraft emphasizes a spacious cabin, flexible layouts, high payload capacity, and safety standards comparable to commercial airliners to enable high dispatch rates and all-weather operation. Volant estimates the VE25-100’s operating cost per seat per kilometer is roughly one-eighth to one-tenth that of similar helicopters. The VE25-100 has completed its full-scale maiden flight, a transition flight, and a first flight with passengers. The program has secured confirmed orders from China Southern General Aviation, Asia General Aviation, and ABC Financial Leasing, and has over 1,900 orders of intent totaling nearly ¥48 billion. Volant has had its Type Certificate application accepted by the East China Regional Administration of the CAAC and is moving toward manufacturing, certification flight testing, and mass-production readiness.

Total raised

$476M

Funding rounds

6

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

May 2026