IllustrationCertifying
- Price / deposit
- Not stated
- Certification, as written on the tracker
- No type certificate yet. Volant's English release says type-certification work is in progress, and that joint testing is planned before a type certificate. The release does not name the authority.
- Delivery / launch
- No delivery date given
- Tracker updated
Certificates
A special or experimental airworthiness certificate, a production approval and an operator certificate are not type certificates. Standing is taken from the linked source.
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type certificate |
Not issued |
Volant's English release of October 19, 2026 says joint testing will happen before the VE25-100 receives a type certificate, and that certification work is still in progress. No type certificate has been issued. The release does not name the authority. XPulse says a July 22, 2026 CAAC fast-track list included Volant and that the list is not a certificate. |
Orders and other deals
| Date | Kind | Parties | Amount | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order Partly firm |
50 VE25-100 aircraft, of which 20 are described as firm |
Volant's English release says Sichuan Airlines' low-altitude company will acquire 50 VE25-100 aircraft, of which 20 are firm orders. The release does not say whether the other 30 are options, intended orders or firm. No price or delivery date is stated. The aircraft does not yet have a type certificate. |
Milestones
| Date | Vehicle | Kind | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Piloted flight |
Volant says it flew a piloted full transitionVolant says that in May 2026 it completed a piloted full-transition flight at Zigong Lantian Airport. The day is not stated. Volant calls this China's first and says that made it the third company globally to do so. Those rankings are Volant's claims. |
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Piloted flight |
Volant says AC101 made a piloted flightVolant says its first development-batch aircraft, the AC101, was rolled out in Zigong in May 2025 and completed a piloted flight in October 2025. Volant calls that flight the country's first for this aircraft class. The day in October is not stated. AC101 is a development aircraft, not a statement that the VE25-100 is certified. |