Regulation · Malaysia
Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM)
CAAM and EHang announced a sandbox cooperation to examine EHang's proposed advanced air mobility in Malaysia. CAAM's release, dated October 20, 2026, says any demonstration or trial needs separate approvals. The sandbox is not an operating permission, and no sites or commercial dates are set.
CAAM's news release, dated October 20, 2026 and datelined Putrajaya, says CAAM and EHang announced a sandbox cooperation to examine the safety, technical and regulatory considerations of EHang's proposed advanced air mobility within Malaysia's low-altitude economy. CAAM says the cooperation is a platform to examine technical and operational considerations of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The areas named are airworthiness, operational safety, personnel competency and maintenance arrangements. CAAM says EHang will support the authority's assessment of EHang's proposed activities, and that CAAM undertakes the cooperation as Malaysia's civil aviation regulator.
CAAM says any proposed demonstration or trial will be considered separately and may proceed only after the necessary approvals from CAAM and other relevant authorities. CAAM says any future operations will be considered under Malaysian law, with progress guided by safety assessments and operational readiness. The release describes the cooperation as preparation for future commercial operations. It does not set a site, a date or a commercial service. A sandbox cooperation is not an approval, a certificate validation or an operating permission.
EHang's newsroom item, dated October 21, 2026 and datelined Kuala Lumpur, describes the same cooperation and says it follows sandbox efforts in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Those are EHang's list. This page does not treat the Malaysia announcement as a continuation of the Sri Lanka arrival or the Hanoi trial, which are recorded separately. EHang says the EH216-S was on display at Transport Expo Asia 2026, held October 20-22 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre. EHang says that in August 2026 CAAM released a proposed Low Altitude Economy Framework for public consultation. That framework claim is EHang's. This page did not open the framework.
EHang quotes CAAM chairman Dato' Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi: "Malaysia embraces the low-altitude economy as a national opportunity, and we are building the regulatory framework for it through an iterative, learn-by-doing approach, with safety as non-negotiable. We welcome collaboration with pioneering technology companies like EHang to develop the low-altitude economy." The quote is carried on EHang's page. CAAM's own release does not include it.
EHang's China type, production and standard airworthiness certificates, recorded elsewhere on this site, are CAAC documents. They are not a Malaysian approval.
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