Research Report on Innovation of Low‑Altitude Economy Investment and Financing Modes: The Industrial Empowerment Paths of Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

Research Report on Innovation of Low‑Altitude Economy Investment and Financing Modes: The Industrial Empowerment Paths of Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

Authors: Buckhouse Intelligent Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Economy Research Institute, Buckhouse World Low‑Altitude Economy Industry Network, Buckhouse China Low‑Altitude Economy Industry Network, Buckhouse International Low‑Altitude Economic Cooperation Network, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Manufacturing Platform, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Flight Platform, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Support Platform, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Infrastructure Platform, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Industry Supporting Platform, Buckhouse Low‑Altitude Cross‑border Integration Platform

Abstract

As a core carrier of new‑quality productive forces, the low‑altitude economy covers a complete industrial system including R&D and manufacturing of aircraft, construction of low‑altitude infrastructure, low‑altitude operation services, low‑altitude safety assurance, and commercial application of diversified scenarios. It is a strategic emerging industry prioritized for cultivation by the state. Currently, the industry is at a critical turning‑point from pilot demonstration toward large‑scale commercial implementation. The whole industrial chain is generally characterized by high R&D investment, heavy‑asset nature, long return‑on‑investment cycles, insufficient collateral for technology‑based asset‑light entities, uncertain airworthiness cycles, and volatile cash flows. Traditional credit‑financing models can hardly match capital demands across the full industrial lifecycle, and mismatches between industry and finance have become increasingly prominent. Industrial funds leverage equity capital to pool social capital and realize technology incubation, industrial chain investment‑incubation and resource coordination. Financial leasing, with the dual attributes of “financing and asset leasing”, relieves the pressure of large‑value capital expenditure for aircraft and low‑altitude infrastructure equipment procurement. Both have become two core instruments for industry‑finance integration within the low‑altitude economy.

Based on the practical landscape of global and domestic low‑altitude economy, this report systematically analyzes real‑world difficulties in low‑altitude‑economy investment and financing. It sorts out product forms, operational mechanisms and typical practical cases of industrial funds and financial leasing, thoroughly dissects their diversified empowerment paths for low‑altitude manufacturing, low‑altitude flight operations, low‑altitude infrastructure and low‑altitude supporting service industries, identifies institutional bottlenecks and risk pain points arising in practical implementation, puts forward directions for model iteration and optimization, and builds an industry‑finance coordination system adaptable to the full low‑altitude industrial chain. It provides references for local governments in formulating industrial policies, investment institutions in making investment decisions, financial leasing institutions in expanding business, and industrial‑chain enterprises in capital planning.

Keywords: Low‑altitude Economy; Industrial Funds; Financial Leasing; Industrial Empowerment; eVTOL; Low‑Altitude Infrastructure; Investment and Financing Innovation

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Research Background

The newly revised Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China came into force on July 1, 2026, with a newly‑added special chapter for promoting low‑altitude‑economy development. It establishes the strategic status of the low‑altitude economy from a legal perspective. Institutional frameworks covering classified airspace management, airworthiness administration, operational rules for commercial flights and industrial support keep improving, bringing concentrated policy dividends to China’s low‑altitude economy.

According to industry estimates by CCID Consulting, China’s low‑altitude‑economy market size reached RMB 750 billion in 2025. It is expected to exceed RMB 800 billion in 2026 with a high year‑on‑year growth rate of 33 %. The overall industrial scale is projected to hit RMB 1.5 trillion by 2030 and RMB 3.5 trillion by 2035, implying broad growth prospects. By the first half of 2026, the number of domestically‑registered enterprises related to the low‑altitude economy reached 127 000, representing a year‑on‑year increase of 68 %. Multiple scenarios including complete‑aircraft manufacturing, core components, low‑altitude logistics, aerial sightseeing, power‑grid inspection, emergency rescue and urban governance continue to be deployed. eVTOL manned aircraft and large‑cargo‑carrying UAVs have successively obtained airworthiness certifications, consolidating the industry’s hardware foundation.

Behind rapid industrial expansion, structural contradictions in capital supply constrain large‑scale industrial development. Upstream core‑component R&D within the low‑altitude industrial chain entails lengthy cycles. For an eVTOL model, the cycle from R&D to obtaining a Type Certificate generally ranges from three to seven years, requiring sustained large‑scale capital input with almost no operating cash inflow. Mid‑stream complete aircraft procurement, fleet acquisition, vertiports, intelligent air‑traffic management and drone nests constitute heavy‑asset investment. Most downstream operating service providers are technology‑oriented SMEs whose core assets are intellectual property rights and flight‑route resources. Lacking traditional fixed‑asset collateral, they face high access thresholds for conventional bank credit and widespread difficulties in accessing affordable financing. Meanwhile, industrial business models are not yet fully mature. Most scenarios remain at the pilot stage with investment return cycles generally ranging from five to ten years, discouraging social‑capital participation. Pure reliance on corporate self‑funding and fiscal subsidies cannot support the expansion of this trillion‑scale industry.

Against this backdrop, equity investment instruments represented by government‑guided industrial funds and market‑oriented venture‑capital funds, alongside financial‑leasing instruments centered on direct leasing and sale‑and‑lease‑back, have grown rapidly. Nearly ten provincial‑level administrative regions in China have established clusters of theme‑specific low‑altitude‑economy industrial funds, with the maximum aggregate fund scale in a single province exceeding RMB 20 billion. Financial‑leasing institutions have successively launched leasing projects for eVTOL complete aircraft, UAVs and low‑altitude‑infrastructure equipment and explored innovations such as asset‑backed securitization (ABS) for low‑altitude assets. These two financial instruments are reshaping capital‑supply logic for the low‑altitude economy. Nevertheless, investment criteria and post‑investment industrial‑empowerment systems for industrial funds remain imperfect. Low‑altitude‑sector financial leasing encounters practical obstacles including difficulties in evaluating residual‑asset values, airworthiness‑change risks, uncertainties in airspace‑qualification confirmation and inadequate supporting insurance systems. The industrial‑empowerment potential of both instruments has not been fully unlocked. Systematic sorting of model mechanisms and optimization of implementation paths are therefore urgently required.

1.2 Research Significance

Theoretically, existing domestic research on the low‑altitude economy mostly focuses on airspace reform, airworthiness systems and scenario‑based applications. Specialized research on low‑altitude‑economy investment and financing is relatively limited, especially systematic studies that integrate industrial funds and financial leasing to analyze empowerment paths across the full industrial chain. This report clarifies adaptation logic between these two financial instruments and various sub‑tracks of the low‑altitude economy, enriches theoretical systems for industry‑finance integration and fills gaps in segmented research.

Practically, for local governments, it offers references for setting up low‑altitude‑economy industrial funds, leveraging social capital via fiscal funds and improving local financial supporting policies. For investment and financial‑leasing institutions, it clarifies investment opportunities, business models and risk boundaries within the low‑altitude track. For industrial‑chain enterprises, it identifies applicable scenarios for industrial funds and financial leasing across different corporate lifecycles to optimize corporate capital planning. For the industrial ecosystem, it promotes deep coupling between capital and industry and facilitates transition of the low‑altitude economy from demonstration pilots toward large‑scale commercial operations.

1.3 Research Scope and Methodology

This report targets the low‑altitude‑economy domain, covering the full chain: low‑altitude manufacturing (eVTOL complete aircraft, UAVs, core components), low‑altitude flight‑operation services, low‑altitude infrastructure (vertiports, intelligent drone nests, low‑altitude communication‑perception networks), low‑altitude assurance, low‑altitude supporting services and cross‑border integrated low‑altitude applications. For industrial funds, the research focuses on government‑guided low‑altitude industrial funds and market‑oriented private‑equity industrial funds. For financial leasing, it concentrates on direct aircraft leasing, sale‑and‑lease‑back, leasing of low‑altitude‑infrastructure equipment and derivative asset‑securitization models.

Multiple research methodologies are adopted: literature review, case study, industrial‑chain decomposition and comparative analysis. National and provincial low‑altitude‑economy policy documents, industry statistical reports and publicly‑available cases from leading institutions are reviewed. Benchmark cases of domestically‑implemented industrial‑fund and low‑altitude‑financial‑leasing projects are analyzed in depth. Capital‑related pain points and financial‑instrument adaptation scenarios are decomposed according to upstream, mid‑stream and downstream industrial‑chain segments. Differences in risk, return and empowerment priorities between equity‑based industrial funds and debt‑oriented financial leasing are compared to summarize optimization paths.

1.4 Report Framework

Chapter 1 serves as the introduction, elaborating research background, significance, methodology and overall framework. Chapter 2 sorts out the low‑altitude‑economy industrial‑chain landscape and real‑world investment‑and‑financing pain points. Chapter 3 analyzes the model system of low‑altitude‑economy industrial funds, classifies fund types and operational mechanisms, reviews typical cases and examines industrial‑empowerment paths of industrial funds. Chapter 4 analyzes mainstream business models for low‑altitude‑economy financial leasing and dissects its empowerment paths across industrial‑chain segments with reference to practical cases. Chapter 5 compares complementary and synergistic relationships between industrial funds and financial leasing and explores innovative combined industry‑finance models. Chapter 6 analyzes existing risks and practical bottlenecks in implementing both types of instruments. Chapter 7 puts forward countermeasures and suggestions for improvement. Chapter 8 presents research conclusions and prospects. Explanations of data sources and a disclaimer are appended at the end of the report.

Chapter 2 Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial‑Chain Landscape and Real‑World Investment‑and‑Financing Pain Points

2.1 Overall Landscape of the Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial Chain

The low‑altitude‑economy industrial chain can be divided into four tiers: upstream core‑component tier, mid‑stream low‑altitude‑equipment‑manufacturing tier, downstream low‑altitude‑operation‑service tier, and low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑and‑support‑assurance tier. It features an overall “dumbbell‑shaped” industrial structure: manufacturing capacity is relatively robust; bottlenecks persist in high‑end upstream components; downstream application scenarios are abundant yet vary greatly in commercial maturity.

Upstream core components: including aviation‑grade electric motors, high‑energy‑density aviation batteries, flight‑control chips, composite materials and sensors. Localization rates for mid‑to‑high‑end domestic products remain limited. R&D entails heavy investment and high technical barriers. Most enterprises are hard‑technology innovation entities with sustained capital burn‑out in early stages.

Mid‑stream low‑altitude‑equipment manufacturing: including manned eVTOLs and large‑cargo‑carrying as well as industry‑specific UAV complete‑aircraft manufacturing. China possesses comprehensive domestic manufacturing foundations. Enterprises such as EHang Auto‑Flight and VOLARIS have achieved airworthiness breakthroughs for their models. Complete‑aircraft unit prices are high; a single manned eVTOL costs millions of RMB, requiring substantial capital for capacity construction during mass‑production phases.

Downstream low‑altitude‑operation services: covering aerial sightseeing, logistics distribution, power‑grid inspection, agricultural‑forest plant protection, emergency rescue, urban air mobility and other scenarios. Operating enterprises do not require large‑scale plant‑and‑equipment investment yet face high fleet‑acquisition costs. Numerous small‑and‑medium‑sized operators are asset‑light entities whose cash flows fluctuate with seasonal factors and project‑payment cycles; payment cycles for some government‑commissioned projects are relatively long.

Low‑altitude‑infrastructure and supporting assurance: including vertiports, vertical take‑off‑and‑landing points, intelligent drone nests, low‑altitude communication‑perception networks, airspace‑management platforms, low‑altitude maintenance‑and‑repair, low‑altitude insurance and training services. Infrastructure projects feature long investment cycles and scattered construction; individual‑project returns are modest, yet such infrastructure constitutes an indispensable foundation for large‑scale industrial implementation.

2.2 Capital‑Demand Characteristics of Low‑Altitude‑Economy Enterprises across their Lifecycles

Lifecycle stages for low‑altitude‑sector enterprises are categorized into technical R&D phase, prototype‑development‑and‑airworthiness‑certification phase, small‑scale pilot‑operation phase and large‑scale‑expansion phase, each with markedly different capital requirements.

First, technical R&D phase. Enterprises focus on technology R&D without mature products or operating revenue. Capital is fully allocated to technical iteration and patent layout. Risks peak; conventional credit‑based financial institutions are largely unable to participate. Angel investment, venture capital and industrial‑fund equity investment constitute primary capital sources.

Second, prototype‑development‑and‑airworthiness‑certification phase. Prototypes are completed and airworthiness review commences. Sustained input is required for prototype testing and certification costs. Stable revenue remains elusive and cash‑flow consumption continues. This phase represents the “valley of death” for technology‑oriented enterprises, calling for support via industrial‑fund‑enabled investment‑loan linkage.

Third, small‑scale pilot‑operation phase. Products obtain airworthiness credentials and demonstration operations are carried out with small‑batch orders. Initial revenue is generated yet scale profitability is not achieved. Enterprises require capital for equipment procurement and fleet construction as well as working capital for operational continuity. Both equity financing and financial leasing can play important roles.

Fourth, large‑scale‑expansion phase. Business models are validated and order volumes surge. Enterprises need to expand production capacity, scale up fleets and deploy nationwide infrastructure. Capital demands reach maximum magnitude. Multiple instruments including industrial funds, financial leasing, bank credit, asset‑backed securitization and special‑purpose bonds can be deployed in combination.

2.3 Core Investment‑and‑Financing Pain Points within the Current Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industry

1. Asset‑light innovation entities lack collateral, resulting in poor adaptability to conventional credit. For numerous R&D‑focused and operating enterprises, core assets consist of patents, route resources and operational data rather than traditional plant‑and‑land collateral. High bank‑credit access thresholds prevent adequate credit financing.

2. Long project cycles and high uncertainties curb social‑capital willingness to participate. Airworthiness‑certification progress, airspace‑policy adjustments and commercial‑scenario development entail uncertainties. Investment return cycles generally span five to ten years, exceeding risk‑preference thresholds for ordinary social capital. Pure market‑oriented capital supply is insufficient, necessitating leverage from government‑guided funds.

3. Heavy‑asset‑procurement pressures hamper expansion speed. One‑time full‑payment fleet procurement for eVTOLs and large UAVs consumes substantial corporate liquid capital and restricts fleet‑scale expansion. Low‑altitude‑vertiport infrastructure construction also demands massive capital input.

4. Mature industry‑specific asset‑evaluation systems are absent. Rapid technical iteration of aircraft complicates residual‑value assessment. No unified standards or registration mechanisms exist for evaluating the worth of airspace‑usage rights and flight‑route qualifications, hindering collateral‑based mortgage‑and‑leasing businesses.

5. Information asymmetry between industry and finance. Financial institutions possess limited understanding of low‑altitude‑economy airworthiness rules and operational logic. Industrial‑chain enterprises lack familiarity with industrial‑fund fundraising logic and financial‑leasing product structures.

6. Financing for small‑and‑medium‑sized supporting‑chain enterprises is overlooked. Capital flows predominantly toward leading complete‑aircraft manufacturers. SMEs engaged in upstream components, operation‑and‑maintenance services and infrastructure supporting receive relatively limited capital resources, impeding balanced industrial‑chain development.

Chapter 3 Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial‑Fund Models and Industrial‑Empowerment Paths

3.1 Main Types of Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial Funds

Low‑altitude‑economy industrial funds are specialized equity‑investment funds focused on low‑altitude‑economy tracks, classified into three major categories: government‑guided low‑altitude industrial funds, market‑oriented industrial‑investment funds and corporate‑group‑sponsored industrial funds. They differ in establishment objectives, capital sources and investment preferences.

3.1.1 Government‑Guided Low‑Altitude Industrial Funds

Capital is primarily sourced from local‑government special fiscal funds, leveraging state‑owned‑enterprise and social‑capital contributions. This represents the dominant form of domestic low‑altitude industrial funds at present. Investment objectives balance industrial incubation and investment promotion against financial returns; short‑term high financial returns are not the primary goal. By the first half of 2026, nearly ten provincial‑level jurisdictions including Suzhou, Wuhan, Anhui, Chongqing, Guiyang and Guangzhou had established low‑altitude‑economy‑themed fund clusters ranging from RMB 1 billion to RMB 20 billion in aggregate scale. Suzhou’s low‑altitude‑industrial‑fund cluster totals more than RMB 20 billion; Wuhan has built a municipal‑district‑linked fund group of no less than RMB 10 billion. Investments prioritize complete‑aircraft manufacturing, core components and low‑altitude‑infrastructure projects, complemented by industrial‑park carriers to promote local enterprise settlement.

Government‑guided funds commonly adopt a two‑tier “mother‑fund plus sub‑fund” structure: mother‑funds are financed by local fiscal revenue and participate in multiple specialized low‑altitude sub‑funds to diversify investment risks; sub‑funds make direct investments in specific projects. Investment conditions generally require invested enterprises to establish local operational entities to realize “capital‑driven investment promotion”. Exit channels include IPOs, mergers‑and‑acquisitions, equity transfers and major‑shareholder buy‑backs.

3.1.2 Market‑Oriented Low‑Altitude Industrial‑Investment Funds

Capital is raised from market‑oriented limited partners including insurance capital, listed companies and high‑net‑worth institutional investors, with financial returns as core objectives. Initiated by VC/PE institutions, they target leading projects with high technical barriers and clear commercial prospects, showing preference for complete‑aircraft and core‑component enterprises that have obtained airworthiness credentials and secured order backlogs. Market‑oriented funds impose stricter requirements on project cash‑flow and order indicators and remain relatively cautious toward early‑stage projects still undergoing airworthiness certification.

3.1.3 Corporate‑Group‑Sponsored Industrial Funds

Sponsored by aerospace‑manufacturing or large‑technology groups with capital derived from corporate internal resources, sometimes supplemented by external institutional co‑investment. Investment logic balances financial returns against corporate industrial synergy. Invested targets help complete corporate low‑altitude‑industrial‑chain layouts and fill gaps in components, operations and infrastructure to realize upstream‑and‑downstream industrial‑chain coordination.

3.2 Typical Implementation Cases of Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial Funds

Case 1: Suzhou Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial‑Fund Cluster. Suzhou integrates fiscal and state‑owned‑platform capital together with social capital to set up 16 special low‑altitude‑economy industrial sub‑funds totalling over RMB 20 billion, forming one of China’s largest low‑altitude‑industrial‑fund matrices. Investments focus on eVTOL complete‑aircraft R&D‑and‑manufacturing, aviation components, low‑altitude infrastructure and low‑altitude‑operation‑service tracks. Beyond equity investment, local industrial‑parks provide office premises, policy‑application support and industry‑university‑research docking. Multiple low‑altitude innovation enterprises have been attracted to establish local operations, fostering formation of a regional low‑altitude‑industrial cluster and demonstrating capital‑driven investment‑promotion capabilities.

Case 2: Wuhan Low‑Altitude‑Economy Industrial‑Fund Group. A municipal‑district‑hierarchical linked‑fund system with total scale of no less than RMB 10 billion has been constructed. Municipal mother‑funds guide district‑level sub‑funds differentiated into early‑stage technology‑focused sub‑funds and growth‑stage project‑oriented sub‑funds. Early‑stage sub‑funds prioritize hard‑technology enterprises at prototype‑and‑airworthiness phases to compensate for market‑capital shortages. Growth‑stage sub‑funds target commercially‑viable manufacturing and operating enterprises. Co‑operation with banks enables investment‑loan linkage, granting supporting credit lines to invested enterprises and opening combined equity‑and‑debt capital channels.

3.3 Multiple Industrial‑Empowerment Paths of Industrial Funds for the Low‑Altitude Economy

Industrial funds deliver more than pure equity financing. Via capital ties, they realize triple‑value delivery: capital empowerment, resource empowerment and ecosystem empowerment, covering technology R&D, enterprise incubation, industrial‑chain construction and regional‑industrial‑cluster development.

3.3.1 Capital Empowerment: Supporting Early‑Stage Innovation across the Industrial “Valley of Death”

Hard‑technology low‑altitude enterprises face lengthy R&D‑and‑airworthiness‑certification cycles and can hardly access debt‑financing during such phases. Government‑guided industrial funds accept high early‑stage risks and inject equity capital into non‑profit‑generating innovation enterprises to strengthen net‑asset positions and improve balance‑sheet structures. Enhanced equity capital bases further unlock bank‑credit and financial‑leasing debt instruments, forming a capital structure of “equity as foundation, debt for leverage” and helping enterprises survive protracted R&D‑and‑airworthiness cycles. Market‑oriented industrial funds provide large‑scale growth‑stage equity financing to support capacity expansion, model iteration and market outreach for commercialization of technical achievements.

3.3.2 Capital‑Driven Investment‑Promotion Empowerment for Building Regional Low‑Altitude‑Industrial Clusters

Government‑guided low‑altitude industrial funds commonly impose local‑settlement constraints requiring invested projects to establish operational entities and production bases within jurisdictions. Replacing traditional fiscal subsidies with equity investment, leading complete‑aircraft and component enterprises are attracted to drive agglomeration of upstream‑and‑downstream supporting enterprises. Co‑operation with industrial‑parks delivers physical premises to build low‑altitude industrial parks, achieving the effect of “invest in one leading enterprise and cultivate a whole set of supporting industries”. Practices in Suzhou, Wuhan and elsewhere prove that industrial funds constitute core instruments for local governments constructing low‑altitude‑industrial clusters. Compared with simple land‑and‑tax incentives, equity investment realizes deep long‑term corporate‑development binding.

3.3.3 Post‑Investment Industrial Empowerment and Comprehensive Supporting‑Service Improvement for Enterprises

Well‑established low‑altitude industrial funds do not cease activities upon capital disbursement but conduct in‑depth post‑investment empowerment: first, industry‑university‑research resource docking connecting university aviation faculties and research institutes to support invested‑enterprise technical breakthroughs; second, market‑resource matchmaking linking government‑sponsored pilot projects and state‑owned‑enterprise procurement scenarios to help operators secure low‑altitude‑pilot routes and demonstration‑project opportunities; third, industrial‑chain‑resource brokering facilitating supply‑chain collaboration between invested component enterprises and complete‑aircraft manufacturers; fourth, policy‑related empowerment assisting enterprises in applying for special‑purpose low‑altitude policies, science‑and‑technology grants and airworthiness‑related pilot resources; fifth, governance‑related empowerment helping innovation‑oriented enterprises improve corporate‑governance structures, optimize senior‑management teams and standardize financial systems in preparation for subsequent capital exits.

3.3.4 Industrial‑Chain‑Strengthening Empowerment for Balanced Capital‑Resource Allocation

Current capital markets are excessively concentrated on leading eVTOL complete‑aircraft manufacturers, while SMEs in component manufacturing, operation‑and‑maintenance services and low‑altitude‑infrastructure segments receive insufficient capital. Leveraging policy‑guidance attributes, industrial funds can pro‑actively invest in weak industrial‑chain segments such as aviation composite materials, flight‑control systems, vertiport facilities and low‑altitude security to fill industrial‑chain gaps, avoid structural capital mismatches and promote balanced full‑industrial‑chain development.

3.3.5 Investment‑Loan‑Linkage Empowerment for Building Co‑ordinated Equity‑and‑Debt Financing Systems

Industrial funds establish investment‑loan‑linkage partnerships with commercial banks and financial‑leasing institutions. Enterprises subject to industrial‑fund due‑diligence and equity investment gain green‑channel access to co‑operating‑financial‑institution credit services. Professional industrial due‑diligence by industrial funds reduces research costs for financial institutions. Complementary credit and financial‑leasing quotas are granted to invested enterprises to amplify capital leverage and implement “equity‑investment recognition plus debt‑financing support”, matching capital requirements across different corporate‑development phases.

3.4 Inherent Limitations of Industrial‑Fund Models

Government‑guided funds suffer from lengthy approval workflows and multi‑level decision chains, limiting response speed for rapidly‑evolving innovation‑oriented projects. Some local funds prioritize investment‑promotion outcomes over post‑investment industrial‑services delivery. Constrained by limited limited‑partner return cycles (typically three‑to‑five‑year exit horizons), market‑oriented funds face maturity mismatches relative to the five‑to‑ten‑year low‑altitude‑industry return cycle and show limited willingness to fund early‑stage projects. Certain funds act purely as financial investors without supplying industrial resources, providing capital input yet failing to deliver substantive industrial empowerment.

Chapter 4 Low‑Altitude‑Economy Financial‑Leasing Models and Industrial‑Empowerment Paths

The core logic of financial leasing lies in separation of ownership and usage rights: leasing institutions acquire low‑altitude‑related assets and deliver them to lessee enterprises for use in return for periodic rental payments. Upon lease expiration, lessees may choose to purchase the assets, renew leases or return assets. Two fundamental modes are direct leasing and sale‑and‑lease‑back, with derivative innovations including asset‑backed securitization. Combining financing and asset‑leasing functions, financial leasing is highly compatible with heavy‑asset equipment‑investment characteristics of the low‑altitude economy and represents a core debt‑based innovative financial instrument for the sector.

4.1 Mainstream Business Models for Low‑Altitude‑Economy Financial Leasing

4.1.1 Direct Leasing

Direct leasing applies primarily to scenarios of new corporate‑asset procurement. Lessee enterprises specify models for aircraft, UAVs or low‑altitude‑infrastructure equipment. Financial‑leasing companies purchase target assets from manufacturers and lease them to lessees, who pay rent by instalments. Enterprises obtain asset‑usage rights upon paying initial rent without one‑time full‑payment for equipment. Assets are not recorded on corporate‑liability statements; rental payments are tax‑deductible to mitigate tax burdens.

Applicable scenarios: low‑altitude‑operator fleet expansion via new eVTOL and large‑UAV procurement; general‑aviation‑enterprise helicopter procurement; procurement of intelligent drone nests, maintenance‑and‑repair equipment and low‑altitude‑communication‑sensing equipment by parks and municipal‑platform entities.

Benchmark cases: CCB Financial Leasing completed a direct‑leasing project for EHang EH216‑S manned aircraft serving a Nanjing Purple‑Mountain low‑altitude‑sightseeing operator. Direct‑leasing supplied aircraft‑procurement capital without one‑time large‑sum corporate expenditure, enabling rapid launch of low‑altitude‑sightseeing operations. Chengdu Industrial Investment Financial Leasing implemented a RMB 100 million direct‑leasing project for Volant aircraft supporting multi‑scenario low‑altitude pilots across south‑western China.

4.1.2 Sale‑and‑Lease‑Back

Enterprises sell self‑owned aircraft or low‑altitude‑equipment assets to financial‑leasing companies and lease the assets back for continued operations. Asset ownership is transferred yet business continuity is maintained. Seventy‑to‑eighty percent of book‑value capital tied in equipment is released in a lump‑sum manner to supplement working‑capital shortfalls.

Applicable scenarios: manufacturing‑ and operating‑enterprises holding existing aircraft‑equipment facing working‑capital shortages requiring liquidation of heavy‑stock‑assets; liquidation of stock‑low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑equipment owned by local state‑owned‑platforms.

Case study: A provincial‑transport‑investment platform implemented sale‑and‑lease‑back for self‑owned UAV‑equipment assets with book value of RMB 120 million. RMB 80 million in liquid capital was released in a lump‑sum for new low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑project construction without disrupting ongoing inspection‑service operations.

4.1.3 Derivative Low‑Altitude‑Asset‑Backed‑Securitization (ABS) Model

After accumulating large portfolios of low‑altitude‑leasing assets, financial‑leasing institutions package leasing receivables as underlying assets to issue asset‑backed special‑purpose plans listed on capital markets. This enables asset circulation, broadens capital sources for leasing institutions and expands capital deployment capacity for low‑altitude‑related businesses.

Benchmark case: In 2025, Science City Leasing issued China’s first special‑purpose low‑altitude‑economy ABS. Underlying assets included leasing receivables from UAVs and low‑altitude‑maintenance‑equipment with a 3+2‑year term structure. Successful capital‑market listing opened new capital‑circulation channels for low‑altitude‑leasing businesses.

4.2 Empowerment Paths of Financial Leasing across the Full Low‑Altitude Industrial Chain

4.2.1 Empowering Low‑Altitude‑Flight‑Operation Enterprises and Lowering Fleet‑Expansion Thresholds

The primary capital pressure for low‑altitude‑operation enterprises stems from fleet procurement. Manned eVTOLs cost millions of RMB per unit; bulk procurement consumes massive internal capital. Direct‑leasing enables operators to obtain aircraft‑usage‑rights with low down‑payments and amortize cash‑flow pressure across lease terms, supporting rapid fleet‑scale‑up for low‑altitude‑sightseeing, logistics and inspection businesses and facilitating asset‑light expansion.

For government‑commissioned‑inspection operators confronted with lengthy project‑payment cycles, sale‑and‑lease‑back liquidates existing equipment assets to supplement working‑capital and ease liquidity pressures arising from accounts‑receivable. Lease terms can be flexibly aligned with corporate‑business‑payment rhythms, for example quarterly‑rent schedules matching quarterly‑settlement inspection‑project revenues to adapt to corporate‑cash‑flow profiles.

4.2.2 Empowering Low‑Altitude‑Infrastructure‑Construction Entities and Alleviating Equipment‑Investment Pressures

Low‑altitude‑infrastructure including vertiports, intelligent drone nests and low‑altitude‑communication‑sensing‑equipment constitutes heavy‑asset investment. Municipal‑platform and park‑operation entities may adopt direct‑leasing for intelligent‑drone‑nest and monitoring‑sensing‑equipment procurement to reduce one‑time fiscal‑capital outlays for infrastructure. Pre‑existing completed‑equipment can undergo sale‑and‑lease‑back to liquidate state‑owned‑stock‑assets and free capital for new vertiport construction. Financial leasing complements local special‑purpose bonds: special‑purpose bonds cover project‑capital contributions while financial‑leasing finances equipment procurement to collaboratively advance low‑altitude new‑infrastructure deployment.

4.2.3 Empowering Low‑Altitude‑Manufacturing Enterprises, Unlocking Down‑stream Markets and Boosting Complete‑Aircraft Sales

Financial‑leasing institutions act as supporting‑financial‑service providers for complete‑aircraft manufacturers, delivering equipment‑leasing solutions to downstream operating customers and lowering customer‑procurement thresholds to expand complete‑aircraft sales channels. Manufacturers avoid direct heavy‑asset‑leasing‑business operations by launching integrated “equipment plus finance” packages in partnership with leasing firms. Some manufacturers implement sale‑and‑lease‑back for self‑owned prototype‑and‑test‑equipment to recoup R&D‑and‑production working‑capital.

4.2.4 Empowering Small‑and‑Medium‑Sized Low‑Altitude‑Supporting Enterprises and Boosting Equipment‑Investment Capacity

Low‑altitude‑maintenance‑and‑repair and training‑enterprises need to procure maintenance‑tooling and simulation‑training‑equipment. Such small‑and‑medium‑sized entities generally possess limited bank‑credit lines and struggle to obtain equipment‑acquisition loans. Financial leasing takes equipment itself as leasing subject and mitigates requirements for corporate‑physical‑asset collateral. SMEs repay rent using future operating‑cash‑flows generated by equipment, enabling equipment upgrading and improvement of supporting‑service supply capacity.

4.2.5 Risk‑Buffering Empowerment against Technical‑Iteration Risks

Low‑altitude‑aircraft technologies iterate rapidly. One‑time full‑payment equipment‑procurement exposes enterprises to obsolescence risks upon release of new‑generation models. Under financial‑leasing arrangements, lessees may return equipment upon lease expiration instead of bearing full‑losses from depreciation of outdated hardware. This helps enterprises hedge asset‑impairment risks induced by rapid technical evolution and accommodates industry‑wide fast‑technology‑update characteristics.

4.3 Practical Bottlenecks for Low‑Altitude‑Financial‑Leasing Businesses

1. Absence of low‑altitude‑aircraft‑asset‑residual‑value‑evaluation systems. eVTOLs represent emerging equipment; secondary‑transaction markets remain immature, hindering standardized residual‑value‑assessment and raising risk‑control difficulties for leasing institutions.

2. Airworthiness‑modification risks. Aircraft‑airworthiness status directly determines asset value. Adjustments to airworthiness policies or revocation of model‑airworthiness‑certificates may exert severe adverse impacts on underlying‑leasing‑asset values.

3. Confirmation‑challenges for airspace‑and‑route‑qualification rights. Airspace‑usage rights and flight‑route resources constitute core corporate‑operational assets yet lack standardized collateral‑enhancement instruments and unified registration‑and‑confirmation mechanisms.

4. Inadequate low‑altitude‑insurance support. High accident‑and‑damage risks for aircraft are matched by insufficient supply of specialized lessee‑property‑damage‑insurance products, limiting risk‑mitigation tools for leasing institutions.

5. Limited industry‑transaction‑case samples. Low‑altitude‑financial‑leasing remains in pilot‑phase deployment with a small number of implemented projects. Business‑models and risk‑control frameworks require accumulation of further practical data.

Chapter 5 Synergistic‑Innovation Models for Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

Industrial funds are equity‑investment instruments that acquire corporate equity stakes, share growth‑related returns and bear relatively high operational risks. Financial leasing represents a debt‑based instrument securing stable rental‑income streams backed by physical‑asset collateral. They are substitutive neither for one‑another but mutually complementary. Enterprises across different industrial‑chain lifecycles may combine both instruments to build diversified industry‑finance innovation models.

5.1 Model 1: Combined Industrial‑Fund Equity‑Investment plus Financial‑Leasing Investment‑Loan‑Linkage Model

Following receipt of equity investment from low‑altitude industrial funds, corporate net‑asset positions are strengthened on the basis of professional industrial‑fund due‑diligence. Financial‑leasing institutions reference industrial‑fund due‑diligence conclusions to allocate direct‑leasing or sale‑and‑lease‑back quotas for enterprises. Equity capital reinforces corporate‑capital foundations while financial‑leasing addresses heavy‑asset‑equipment‑procurement capital requirements.

Typical applicable phase: small‑scale‑pilot‑operation‑phase enterprises holding airworthiness credentials requiring fleet‑procurement for demonstration operations. Industrial funds complete a round of equity‑financing to inject corporate capital; financial‑leasing provides aircraft‑direct‑leasing enabling fleet‑construction with minimal internal‑capital input. This model has been implemented in multiple domestic low‑altitude‑pilot projects.

5.2 Model 2: Industrial‑Fund Equity‑Participation in Establishing Specialized Low‑Altitude‑Financial‑Leasing Subsidiary Platforms

Local low‑altitude industrial‑funds invest in or take equity stakes in financial‑leasing companies to build low‑altitude‑specific leasing platforms. Leveraging industrial‑resource advantages, funds connect local low‑altitude‑industrial‑chain‑enterprise projects. Leasing platforms specialize in aircraft‑and‑low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑equipment‑leasing operations. Funds refrain from direct‑leasing‑business execution yet empower leasing‑institutions with industrial‑judgement capabilities to resolve shortcomings of general‑leasing‑institutions lacking low‑altitude‑industry expertise. Leasing‑platforms may package leasing‑assets for ABS issuance to achieve capital‑market exits and close commercial loops.

5.3 Model 3: Integrated “Fund‑Driven‑Project‑Settlement plus Financial‑Leasing‑Support” Services

Government‑guided industrial‑funds attract low‑altitude‑manufacturing‑enterprises to industrial‑park locations and complete equity‑investments. After enterprises commence production, co‑operating‑financial‑leasing‑institutions deliver direct‑leasing‑financial‑solutions for downstream‑customer aircraft‑procurement. End‑to‑end coordination across “investment‑promotion‑investment‑manufacturing‑equipment‑finance” is realized.

5.4 Model 4: Industrial‑Fund Participation in Sub‑ordinated‑Tranche Investment for Low‑Altitude‑Leasing‑ABS Products

When financial‑leasing‑institutions issue low‑altitude‑leasing‑asset‑ABS products, industrial‑funds participate as sub‑ordinated‑tranche investors to provide risk‑buffering for leasing‑assets. This enhances market recognition for ABS products, broadens capital sources for financial‑leasing‑institutions and scales‑up low‑altitude‑leasing‑business deployment.

Chapter 6 Existing Risks and Challenges for Low‑Altitude‑Economy Empowerment via Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

6.1 Risks and Challenges at the Industrial‑Fund Level

1. Mismatches between investment‑return cycles and industrial cycles. Market‑oriented‑fund durations typically span five‑to‑seven‑years, yet low‑altitude‑projects generally require eight‑to‑ten‑years from R&D to commercial profitability. Funds face exit pressures upon maturity when many projects remain pre‑profit‑generating.

2. Investment‑judgement risks. Airworthiness‑progress uncertainties for eVTOLs and potential order‑bubble risks stemming from gaps between paper‑order volumes and actual‑conversion‑to‑delivery may lead funds to over‑estimate commercial prospects.

3. Prioritizing investment‑promotion over substantive‑industrial‑cultivation. Some local‑government‑guided‑funds prioritize enterprise‑geographic‑settlement targets while insufficiently evaluating genuine technical‑strength and business‑model viability. Post‑investment‑service systems are under‑developed with limited sustained industrial‑resource provision post‑disbursement.

4. Governance‑related risks. Conflicts may emerge between technical teams of innovation‑oriented‑enterprises and fund‑investors over corporate‑governance philosophies. Excessive investor‑interference in technical‑roadmaps may hinder corporate‑technological‑R&D activities.

6.2 Risks and Challenges at the Financial‑Leasing Level

1. Leased‑asset‑related risks. Airworthiness‑certificate revocation or safety‑incidents may cause total‑losses for leased‑assets. Rapid technical‑iteration accelerates equipment‑depreciation. Secondary‑aircraft‑circulation‑markets remain undeveloped, complicating asset‑liquidation upon lessee‑default.

2. Operational‑entity‑business‑risks. Immature‑business‑models for low‑altitude‑operation‑enterprises may yield lower‑than‑expected scenario‑returns, triggering corporate‑losses and rental‑payment defaults.

3. Institutional‑support‑shortfalls. Registration‑systems for collateralization of airspace‑usage‑rights and flight‑routes are incomplete. Unified‑asset‑valuation‑standards and specialized‑industry‑assessment‑institutions are scarce. Low‑altitude‑insurance‑product supply is insufficient and risk‑sharing‑mechanisms remain imperfect.

6.3 Common External‑Environment Risks

Regulatory‑policy‑change risks. Iterative adjustments to airspace‑management and airworthiness‑certification‑rules directly affect corporate‑operational feasibility and indirectly impair quality of fund‑investment‑projects and financial‑leasing‑assets. Industry‑standard‑systems have not been fully unified; inconsistent local‑standards for low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑construction and operations increase project‑related uncertainties.

Chapter 7 Countermeasures and Suggestions for Optimizing Low‑Altitude‑Economy‑Empowerment via Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

7.1 Optimizing Operational Mechanisms for Low‑Altitude Industrial Funds

1. Optimize duration settings for government‑guided‑funds. In response to long‑cycle characteristics of the low‑altitude industry, appropriately extend validity‑periods for low‑altitude‑themed‑guided‑funds and establish flexible‑postponement‑mechanisms to match eight‑to‑ten‑year industrial‑return cycles. Refine assessment frameworks: avoid over‑reliance on short‑term‑financial‑returns as sole evaluation metric; incorporate technical breakthroughs, industrial‑chain‑driving‑effects and enterprise‑incubation‑outcomes into performance appraisal dimensions.

2. Implement tiered‑investment‑layout. Mother‑funds set‑up two categories of sub‑funds: early‑stage‑technology‑focused sub‑funds investing in airworthiness‑certification‑phase hard‑technology‑enterprises with tolerance for higher failure rates; growth‑stage‑sub‑funds targeting commercially‑viable‑projects. Balance investment allocations between leading complete‑aircraft enterprises and small‑and‑medium‑sized supporting‑enterprises active in component‑manufacturing and infrastructure segments to remedy capital‑supply gaps in weak industrial‑chain links.

3. Strengthen in‑depth post‑investment‑industrial‑empowerment‑system construction. Move beyond pure‑financial‑disbursement and build professional‑industrial‑post‑investment‑teams. Deliver industry‑university‑research‑docking, pilot‑scenario‑resource‑matching, supply‑chain‑brokering and policy‑application‑services. Normalize investment‑loan‑linkage‑practices and establish permanent‑co‑operation‑mechanisms with financial‑leasing‑institutions and commercial‑banks.

4. Diversify exit‑channel options. Beyond IPOs, vigorously develop industrial‑merger‑and‑acquisition‑exit‑paths, encourage acquisitions by aerospace‑industrial‑groups and perfect equity‑transfer and major‑shareholder‑buy‑back mechanisms to enrich fund‑exit alternatives.

7.2 Improving Low‑Altitude‑Financial‑Leasing‑Business‑System Construction

1. Accelerate development of low‑altitude‑asset‑valuation‑and‑residual‑value‑assessment‑systems. Industry‑associations, leasing‑institutions and manufacturing‑enterprises shall jointly formulate aircraft‑and‑low‑altitude‑equipment‑evaluation‑standards and build dynamic residual‑value‑databases tracking depreciation‑and‑devaluation‑patterns for different aircraft‑models. Explore standardized‑collateral‑registration‑mechanisms for airspace‑usage‑rights and approved‑flight‑routes to expand collateral‑enhancement‑instruments.

2. Enrich low‑altitude‑insurance‑product offerings. Promote insurance‑institutions to develop specialized‑leasing‑insurance‑products for aircraft covering airframe‑damage, third‑party‑liability and airworthiness‑change‑related‑risks to construct risk‑sharing‑buffers for leasing‑businesses.

3. Innovate risk‑control‑models. Financial‑leasing‑institutions shall shift risk‑control‑mind‑sets away from over‑reliance on corporate‑physical‑asset‑collateral. Incorporate airworthiness‑credentials, approved‑flight‑route‑resources, hand‑on‑order‑backlogs and historical‑flight‑operation‑data into risk‑evaluation‑dimensions to build low‑altitude‑industry‑specific‑risk‑control‑systems. Design flexible‑lease‑terms aligned with technical‑iteration‑rhythms; deploy shorter‑lease‑terms for technically‑immature‑aircraft‑models to mitigate asset‑impairment‑risks stemming from technological‑updates.

4. Expand low‑altitude‑leasing‑ABS‑implementation‑scale. Encourage more leasing‑institutions to package low‑altitude‑leasing‑receivables for ABS‑issuance, opening capital‑market‑fund‑channels and forming a virtuous‑cycle of “capital deployment‑asset‑securitization‑re‑deployment”.

7.3 Promoting Deep Co‑ordination between Industrial Funds and Financial Leasing

Popularize the combined “industrial‑fund equity‑investment plus financial‑leasing” model. Local low‑altitude‑industrial‑funds shall include co‑operating‑financial‑leasing‑institutions within investment‑loan‑linkage‑co‑operation‑pools to prioritize matching leasing‑financial‑services for invested‑enterprises. Where feasible, encourage local‑industrial‑funds to take equity‑stakes in low‑altitude‑characteristic‑financial‑leasing‑platforms. Support industrial‑fund‑participation in sub‑ordinated‑tranche‑investment for low‑altitude‑leasing‑ABS to enhance market‑acceptance of such products.

7.4 Advancing Construction of Government‑Level Supporting‑Institutions

1. Improve low‑altitude‑industrial‑financial‑support‑policies. Encourage local‑governments to introduce special‑purpose low‑altitude‑financial‑policies offering risk‑compensation for financial‑leasing‑institutions conducting low‑altitude‑related‑businesses and rental‑subsidies for enterprises procuring aircraft‑and‑equipment via financial‑leasing to reduce corporate‑usage‑costs. Leverage special‑purpose‑bond‑policies: special‑purpose‑bonds fund infrastructure‑capital‑contributions while financial‑leasing finances equipment‑procurement to realize policy‑instrument‑synergy.

2. Build public‑industry‑finance‑docking‑platforms. Government‑sponsored platforms shall organize regular‑matching‑events between low‑altitude‑enterprises, industrial‑funds and financial‑leasing‑institutions to eliminate information‑barriers between industry‑and‑finance.

3. Accelerate industry‑standard‑system‑construction. Advance formulation of standards for low‑altitude‑infrastructure, aircraft‑operation‑and‑maintenance and asset‑confirmation‑to lay institutional‑foundations for investment‑and‑financing‑activities.

7.5 Rationalizing Corporate‑Level Capital‑Strategy Planning

Enterprises shall rationally combine financial‑instruments according to their respective‑lifecycle‑phases. Prioritize industrial‑fund equity‑investment to strengthen capital bases during R&D‑and‑airworthiness‑certification‑phases; integrate equity‑financing and financial‑leasing in pilot‑operation‑phases; deploy a diversified‑portfolio of funds, leasing, credit and asset‑backed‑securitization upon entering large‑scale‑expansion‑phases. Operators adopting financial‑leasing shall reasonably schedule lease‑terms to balance rental‑costs against technical‑iteration‑risks and avoid over‑leverage‑driven‑expansion.

Chapter 8 Research Conclusions and Outlook

As a vital vector for new‑quality‑productive‑forces, the low‑altitude‑economy is undergoing rapid industrial‑scale‑expansion. Inherent industrial‑chain‑characteristics including high‑R&D‑input, heavy‑asset‑attributes, long‑return‑cycles and asset‑light‑technology‑enterprise‑features lead to insufficient supply from conventional‑financial‑instruments. Industrial funds leverage equity‑capital‑advantages to primarily address equity‑capital‑shortfalls for enterprises in R&D‑and‑airworthiness‑certification‑phases while delivering capital‑driven‑investment‑promotion, industrial‑chain‑cultivation and post‑investment‑resource‑empowerment. Financial‑leasing, with dual “financing and asset‑leasing” attributes, relieves heavy‑capital‑burdens for aircraft‑and‑low‑altitude‑infrastructure‑equipment‑procurement, enabling asset‑light‑expansion for operators and hedging equipment‑technical‑iteration‑risks. The complementary‑nature of both instruments facilitates construction of industry‑finance‑support‑systems matching full‑low‑altitude‑industrial‑chain‑lifecycles.

Both models remain in ascendant‑development‑phases yet face multiple practical bottlenecks: return‑cycle‑mismatches, absence of asset‑evaluation‑systems, airworthiness‑policy‑uncertainties, imperfect‑insurance‑support‑systems and inadequate post‑investment‑service‑capabilities. Concerted‑efforts are required from governments, fund‑institutions, financial‑leasing‑institutions and industrial‑chain‑enterprises: optimize industrial‑fund‑assessment‑and‑duration‑mechanisms and strengthen post‑investment‑industrial‑empowerment; establish low‑altitude‑asset‑residual‑value‑evaluation and collateral‑registration‑support‑systems and improve low‑altitude‑insurance‑supply; deepen collaborative‑innovation between industrial‑funds and financial‑leasing; promote rational‑corporate‑capital‑planning.

Looking ahead, continuous improvement of airworthiness‑systems, maturation of commercial‑scenarios and refinement of industry‑institutional‑support‑frameworks will drive iterative‑upgrades for industrial‑fund‑and‑financial‑leasing‑innovation‑models. Beyond traditional‑modalities, additional‑financial‑instruments including low‑altitude‑REITs, intellectual‑property‑securitization and supply‑chain‑finance will gradually integrate into low‑altitude‑economy industry‑finance‑systems. Multi‑level‑capital‑supply‑systems will be fully established, enabling capital to serve as a genuine catalyst propelling low‑altitude‑economic development.

Data‑Source Statement

Four categories of sources underpin data used within this report:

1. Primary‑research‑materials: field‑research data collected by the Buckhouse Low‑Altitude‑Economy Research Institute during site‑visits to domestic low‑altitude‑pilot‑cities and enterprise‑interview‑records from 2024 to 2026.

2. Official‑domestic‑public‑data‑sources: statistical‑materials published by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Interim Regulations on Unmanned‑Aerial‑Vehicle‑Flight‑Administration, newly‑revised Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China, low‑altitude‑economy‑related‑policy‑documents from MIIT and NDRC, and publicly‑disclosed‑files for provincial‑and‑municipal‑low‑altitude‑industrial‑funds.

3. Third‑party‑industry‑institution‑data: publicly‑released‑industry‑reports and case‑materials from CCID Consulting, ChinaVenture, KPMG, Shenzhen Financial‑Leasing‑Industry‑Association and Low‑Altitude‑Economy Network.

4. Public‑market‑case‑materials: publicly‑announced‑business‑news from CCB Financial Leasing, Science City Leasing and publicly‑disclosed‑information regarding industrial‑fund‑initiatives of local‑governments in Suzhou and Wuhan.

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