Qifei Aviation Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-09 - Funding - Qifei Aviation completes nearly RMB100 million strategic financing - The capital supports aircraft development, flight testing and airworthiness certification. The W280 passenger aircraft entered type-certification review with China’s civil aviation authority on September 1; certification remains in progress. - source: m.pedaily.cn
• 2026-09-01 - Regulatory - Qifei W280 type-certificate application enters CAAC review - The aircraft completed assembly and first flight during 2025. Transition-flight testing was underway in the first half of 2026. Application acceptance precedes certification and commercial operating approval. - source: ne-time.cn
• 2025-11-27 - Partnership - Qifei signs purchase-intent agreements covering 105 eVTOL aircraft - The counterparties were Zhuhai Kelong General Aviation, Dongguan General Aviation and Shenzhen Telangda Low-altitude Technology. Proposed uses include logistics, medical-sample transport, tourism and emergency support. The agreements cover prospective W… - source: incecap.com.cn
• 2025-07-14 - Demonstration - Qifei completes the first flight of its full-size W280 eVTOL - The full-size aircraft had completed final assembly in May 2025. The flight moved the programme into flight-test validation ahead of airworthiness certification. INCE Capital’s account describes Qifei’s in-house flight-control, avionics and… - source: incecap.com.cn