Kazakhstan has conducted Central Asia's first air taxi test flight, with the V2000 Prosperity — an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by Chinese manufacturer AutoFlight — completing a ten-minute unmanned flight over Alatau City, a new urban development hub in the Almaty region. The aircraft, capable of carrying up to five passengers at speeds of 200 kilometres per hour, was tested by the Alatau Advanced Air Group in a project backed by partners from China, South Korea, Italy, and the United States, with total infrastructure investment projected at around €260 million. Commercial operations, including a planned network of six vertiports by 2028, are targeted for late 2028 or early 2029, pending regulatory approvals, with fares expected at roughly one US dollar per kilometre.