Chinese drone company opens first operation center in Europe

STORY: Chinese drone company opens first operation center in Europe SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the autonomous aerial vehicle 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): VICTORIA XIANG, CEO of EHang Spain & Latin America 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): VICTORIA XIANG, CEO of EHang Spain & Latin America STORYLINE: Chinese aerial technology company EHang Tuesday opened a European operation center at the Lleida-Alguaire Airport in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia. During the inauguration of the center, EHang carried out a demonstration flight of its EH216-S vehicle, the first flight of a certified electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL). According to the company, the EH216-S has a capacity for two passengers, a range of 30 km, and can reach a speed of 130 km/h. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): VICTORIA XIANG, CEO of EHang Spain & Latin America "Our EH216 aircraft, deployed in this operations center, will allow us t