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<title>Qatar eVTOL Reference Dataset — recently verified</title>
<subtitle>Entities whose claims were most recently re-checked against their primary sources.</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<rights>CC BY 4.0</rights>
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<title>Did Not Make The Cut: 13 Entities We Cut</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/answers/did-not-make-the-cut.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/answers/did-not-make-the-cut.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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<summary>We cut 13 candidate eVTOL entities from the Arab-world database because they failed our contracted/built/flight-tested/regulated bar. Honest disclosure of what was considered and rejected, with primary sources.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Doha Airport → Urban Centers (future)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/routes/doha-airport-to-urban-future.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/routes/doha-airport-to-urban-future.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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<category term="announced"/>
<summary>EHang named airport-to-urban shuttle as a Qatar eVTOL focus area in Nov 2025. No specific HIA → Doha route announced. Status and sources verified.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Doha Airport Vertiport (planned)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/vertiports/doha-airport-vertiport-future.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/vertiports/doha-airport-vertiport-future.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="vertiport"/>
<category term="planned"/>
<summary>Conceptual eVTOL vertiport at Hamad International Airport (HIA), Doha. No formal announcement by HIA, Qatar Airways, MoT or QCAA. Status and sources verified.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Doha eVTOL vs taxi vs metro — comparison</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/answers/doha-evtol-vs-taxi-metro.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/answers/doha-evtol-vs-taxi-metro.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="answer"/>
<category term="trial_only"/>
<summary>Compares Doha eVTOL (EHang EH216-S, 8 min trial), Karwa taxi (~30 min, ~QAR 25-35) and Doha Metro (~30 min, QAR 2) on the Port–Katara corridor.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Port of Doha ↔ Katara Cultural Village</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/routes/doha-port-to-katara.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/routes/doha-port-to-katara.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="route"/>
<category term="trial_only"/>
<summary>The EHang EH216-S completed first urban human-carrying pilotless eVTOL flights in the Middle East between Port of Doha and Katara Cultural Village on 17 November 2025. 8-minute flight vs ~30 minutes by car.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>EHang EH216-S (Qatar trials)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/aircrafts/ehang-eh216-s-qatar.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/aircrafts/ehang-eh216-s-qatar.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="aircraft"/>
<category term="trial_only"/>
<summary>EHang EH216-S autonomous eVTOL flew the Middle East&#x27;s first urban pilotless passenger flights in Doha on 15 November 2025. Specs, regulator, sources verified.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Gulf eVTOL — UAE vs Qatar compared</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/answers/gulf-evtol-comparison-uae-vs-qatar.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/answers/gulf-evtol-comparison-uae-vs-qatar.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="answer"/>
<category term="trial_only"/>
<summary>Compares the UAE eVTOL programme (Joby S4 piloted, Dubai 2026 launch) and the Qatar eVTOL programme (EHang EH216-S pilotless, Doha trial Nov 2025).</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Qatar Ministry of Transport (MoT)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/regulators/mot-qatar.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/regulators/mot-qatar.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="regulator"/>
<category term="operational"/>
<summary>Qatar Ministry of Transport (MoT) provided strategic support for EHang EH216-S first urban pilotless eVTOL flights in the Middle East (17 Nov 2025). Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Qatar autonomous (pilotless) eVTOL — explained</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/answers/qatar-autonomous-evtol-explained.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/answers/qatar-autonomous-evtol-explained.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="answer"/>
<category term="trial_only"/>
<summary>Explains how Qatar&#x27;s first urban pilotless eVTOL — EHang EH216-S, flown Doha 17 Nov 2025 — operates without a pilot, under QCAA authorisation.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Qatar eVTOL &amp; National Vision 2030</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/answers/qatar-evtol-vision-2030.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/answers/qatar-evtol-vision-2030.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="answer"/>
<category term="operational"/>
<summary>How Qatar&#x27;s first urban pilotless eVTOL trial (Doha, 17 Nov 2025) maps to Qatar National Vision 2030, the MoT 2025-2030 strategy and NDS3.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Qatar — Future Certified Aircraft (placeholder)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/aircrafts/qatar-future-certified-aircraft.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/aircrafts/qatar-future-certified-aircraft.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="aircraft"/>
<category term="announced"/>
<summary>No specific certified eVTOL aircraft has been named for Qatar commercial operations beyond the EH216-S trials. Status, MoT framework and sources verified.</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA)</title>
<link href="https://qatarevtol.com/regulators/qcaa-qatar.html"/>
<id>https://qatarevtol.com/regulators/qcaa-qatar.html</id>
<updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
<category term="regulator"/>
<category term="operational"/>
<summary>The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) authorized the EHang EH216-S first urban pilotless eVTOL flights in the Middle East (Nov 2025). Law No. 10 of 2026 gives QCAA statutory licensing powers over unmanned aircraft. Distinct from MoT.</summary>
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