Certification Revolution: Redefining Aircraft vs Flying Cars
EHang’s EH216-S obtained the world’s first passenger drone airworthiness certificate from CAAC, but its 650kg MTOW strategically bypasses conventional aviation rules. EASA revised CS-23 standards, mandating ejection parachutes + redundant systems, raising EHang’s EU export costs by 70%.

Infrastructure Gold Rush: Vertiport Real Estate Boom
Joby Aviation paid $8,500/m^{2}forManhattanrooftopvertiports—2,300$70 million annual income.

Insurance Crisis: Pricing Human Life
Munich Re quoted $5millionpoliciesforEHangpassengersat$230k/year—40x commercial pilots’ rates. Actuarial data shows passenger drones have 0.17 fatal accidents per million km (vs helicopters’ 0.22), yet public risk perception remains 30x higher.

Social Divide: Sky Rights vs Property Values
London homeowners sued Volocopter over 12% property devaluation from test flights. Courts ruled: Sub-200m flights exceeding 45dB require landowner consent, delaying UK urban air mobility by three years. Developers now pivot to underground drone tunnels.