On Jan. 7, AEROFUGIA announced it had signed separate strategic cooperation agreements with AVIC International Leasing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "AVIC Leasing") and Suyin Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Suyin Financial Leasing"), securing purchase orders for 300 AE200 aircraft. The parties will also work closely on building a low-altitude industry ecosystem, integrating supply-chain resources, and providing comprehensive financing solutions.
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Under the AEROFUGIA–AVIC Leasing tie-up, the two sides will focus on boosting the competitiveness of domestic eVTOLs and building out the low-altitude ecosystem, carrying out comprehensive strategic coordination.
AVIC Leasing is among the first pilot financial leasing firms approved by the Ministry of Commerce and the State Taxation Administration, and is a specialized leasing company under Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The cooperation with AEROFUGIA will leverage AVIC Leasing's capital strength and AEROFUGIA's technological advantages to explore diversified cooperation models, mobilize forces across the supply chain, and jointly tackle the scale-up and funding challenges facing this emerging eVTOL category in its early commercialization. Through ecosystem co-building and resource sharing, the partners aim to accelerate domestic eVTOL advances and product innovation, enhancing the global competitiveness of China's aviation products and industry.
As for Suyin Financial Leasing, the partnership is a strong pairing of an eVTOL OEM and a provincial-level financial platform. Drawing on Suyin's integrated strengths in capital, clients, products, institutions and services, it will help expand and strengthen the low-altitude economy's industrial chain.
Planned cooperation includes an integrated eVTOL leasing solution from Suyin—combining "capital + resources + services"—to help customers lower upfront purchase costs; and, by tapping Suyin's high-quality channels in East China, enabling AEROFUGIA to quickly connect with local low-altitude economy pilot programs so the AE200 series can enter real-world applications faster.
AEROFUGIA said it will continue to advance on two tracks—airworthiness certification and commercialization—in partnership with AVIC Leasing, Suyin Financial Leasing and other strategic allies, deepening efforts in technology, use-case development and standards-setting to contribute to the growth of China's low-altitude economy.
