IndiGo takes equity stake in air-taxi startup Sarla Aviation, backs eVTOL pushIndiGo, India’s largest airline, has invested in Bengaluru-based Sarla Aviation, which is developing an electric aircraft to be used as fly...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
IndiGo takes equity stake in air-taxi startup Sarla Aviation, backs eVTOL pushIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has invested Rs 10 crore in Bengaluru-based Sarla Aviation, a startup developing electric flying taxis. Th...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
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...
29 Jan, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
Drone startup BonV Aero secures funding from Unicorn India VenturesOdisha-based drone manufacturer and eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) platform BonV Aero plans to expand its research and devel...
30 Jan, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
BluJ Aero & Blade India sign up to boost regional air mobilityBluJ Aero and Blade India will bring 60 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to India. The deal includes cargo and passenger aircraft. The...
18 Dec, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
eVTOL player ePlane raises $14 million, anticipates parallel aviation industry & new jobsFounder of the startup and IIT-Madras aerospace engineering professor Satya Chakravarthy told ET that the government's support and announce...
14 Nov, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
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...
11 Sep, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
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...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
Flying over city traffic: How exactly can you travel between Delhi and Gurugram in 7 minutes?In a joint venture, InterGlobe Enterprises, the parent company of India's leading airline IndiGo, and US-based Archer Aviation, plan to int...
06 May, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2024, 03.47 PM IST
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...
17 Jan, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
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...
14 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
InterGlobe Enterprises plans to launch electric air taxi service in India in 2026InterGlobe Enterprises and Archer Aviation and Archer Aviation aim to take passengers from Connaught Place in the national capital to Gurug...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.37 PM IST
Eve, Blade to expand 'flying car' partnership to EuropeElectric aircraft maker Eve and Blade Air Mobility are expanding their partnership to integrate Eve's upcoming flying car into Blade's Euro...
19 Jun, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Scindia pitches to bring eVTOL planes to IndiaeVTOLs are being deployed by the US Air Force and the Canadian Air Force. Once there is a Proof of Concept (PoC), then they can go for cert...
11 May, 2022, 10.59 PM IST