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Indian startups can redefine how we fly, says aviation minister Rammohan Naidu after meeting indigenous eVTOL makerIndia's aviation landscape is set to soar with the introduction of eVTOL aircraft developed by Nalwa Aero, based in Punjab. This cutting-ed...
DGCA probing Air India plane incident; will wait for final report, says aviation min NaiduAn Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur after a hijack alert. The alert was later confirmed to be false after se...
Fly91 orders 40 ATR-72 aircraft in $1-billion fleet expansion push across IndiaRegional airline Fly91 has placed an order for forty new ATR-72 turboprop aircraft, which will drastically increase its fleet size. Anticip...
Tata Elxsi backs seven-seater Shunya eVTOL, first flight targeted in 18-24 monthsTata Elxsi and Sarla Aviation will collaborate on India's first indigenous electric aircraft. The Shunya eVTOL aircraft is designed to carr...
Air taxi firm Joby acquires defense tech company for $500 millionElectric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) companies are focusing more on the military market as commercial development has ta...
Archer Aviation shares jump nearly 10% on deal to acquire Boeing’s Wisk, two other unitsArcher Aviation shares surged after agreeing to acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero and two other units. This strategic acquisition grants Archer ac...
India aims to see electric air taxis fly by 2028, testing to gather pace next year: Union Civil Aviation MinisterIndia aims for electric air taxis to fly by 2028, with testing accelerating next year. Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft offe...
Air India, SkyDrive, Suzuki sign pact to study eVTOL aircraft use for medical logisticsAir India, SkyDrive, and Suzuki will study eVTOL aircraft for medical logistics. This collaboration aims to address severe traffic congesti...
Hyderabad’s BluJ rolls out e-aircraft prototypeFounded in 2022 by former Skyroot Aerospace founding team member Amar Sri Vatsavaya and Utham Kumar Dharmapuri, the company is focusing on ...
Vertical Aerospace bets on India for electric aircraft growthIndia is poised to become a major market for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson highligh...
Nalwa Aero signs pact with 3 helicopter players to launch low-cost electric air taxi servicesNalwa Aero has partnered with Global Vectra Helicorp, Pawan Hans, and Himalayan Heli Services to launch electric air taxi services, with fa...
Punjab-based firm gets design approval for 5-seater electric air taxis capable of flying at 350 km/hNalwa Aero, a Punjab-based organization, has achieved a significant milestone by securing design approval from the DGCA for its 5-seater el...
Joby Aviation CEO becomes a billionaire overnight after stock skyrockets 160% and 11% in a dayJoby Aviation stock is soaring, jumping 160% since April, pushing CEO JoeBen Bevirt back into billionaire status with a $1.3 billion stake....
DGCA issues circular advising airworthiness certification requirements for vertical take-off, landingThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued an advisory circular detailing the baseline airworthiness criteria for type cer...
Archer says Stellantis to help fund some air-taxi production costsThe funding will give Archer access to much-needed capital to fund the production of its flagship 'Midnight' aircraft to 650 units annually...
Aviation regulator DGCA sets up internal working groups to develop norms for eVTOLs"In tandem with that, DGCA has also constituted internal working groups for studying various aspects related to operation of eVTOL to asses...
Indian startup The ePlane to develop electric air taxi prototype by March 2025The ePlane Company, from IIT Madras, aims to develop a flying electric taxi prototype by March, along with drones commercialization and eVT...
Marut Drones ties up with Japanese SkyDrive to explore Indian air transportation with flying taxisA press release from Marut Drones said it will play a pivotal role in identifying and establishing connections with potential customers and...
Explained: Will India have flying taxis by 2026?InterGlobe Enterprises (IGE), the promoter of India’s largest airline IndiGo, has tied up with a California-based electric vertical take-of...
Electric aircraft maker Eve agrees on potential sale of up to 150 flying carsThe fresh deals, announced during the Paris Airshow, include the possible purchase of 70 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (e...