COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, November 12, 2026 — EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading Advanced Air Mobility (“AAM”) technology platform company, announced that its EH216-S pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft completed Sri Lanka's first human-carrying eVTOL flights in Colombo on November 11, which also mark the first such flights by EHang pilotless eVTOL in South Asia. This milestone in the country’s advanced air mobility development advances EHang's Global Fast Track Program in Sri Lanka from initial regulatory framework alignment to practical flight validation, laying the groundwork for future authorized commercial AAM operations.
The inaugural flight ceremony took place in Colombo, attended by senior government and aviation officials of Sri Lanka, led by Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka; Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation; Capt. Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (“CAASL”); and Mr. Tang Yandi, Counsellor of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka, alongside EHang executives including Conor Yang, Chief Financial Officer of EHang, and Xiaona Lee, China General Manager of EHang, as well as representatives from relevant government agencies, business partners, and members of the media. (....)