Overview

• The two-seat air module performed a brief public flight over Palm Jumeirah, billed as the first international demonstration of the Land Aircraft Carrier.
• The system combines a six-wheeled ground mothership with a detachable, foldable eVTOL that stows in the trunk and features automatic flight and single-stick manual control.
• Aridge says it has agreements across the GCC and 600 regional orders within more than 7,000 global pre-orders, including a UAE partnership with Ali & Sons and Qatar’s Almana Group.
• The company reports a Guangzhou factory that opened in October 2024 to support mass production with capacity of about 10,000 units per year.
• Regulatory steps cited include a recent UAE special flight permit and reported Chinese type certification, with wider rollout contingent on further approvals.