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
Bengaluru feels like first world taxes for third world infra: Techie compares ₹50L salary vs $100K in US, sparks debateA Bengaluru tech professional sparked debate by comparing a ₹50 lakh Indian salary to a $100,000 US salary, arguing the former doesn't equa...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
Sarala Aviation unveils prototype for India's first air taxi; Aims to launch in 2028Sarala Aviation, a Bengaluru-based startup, has unveiled its prototype air taxi, Shunya, designed for 20-30 km trips at speeds up to 250 km...
19 Jan, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Bengaluru Airport to Electronics City in just 19 minutes: Electric flying taxis to launch soon with Rs 1,700 fareSarla Aviation plans to launch electric flying taxis in Bengaluru to reduce travel time and vehicular pollution. The service aims to connec...
17 Oct, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
DGCA to lay roadmap for air taxis soon; project to take off from Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and BengaluruFollowing the conclusion of the country's largest electoral activity, the Aviation Ministry has initiated efforts on a new project: urban a...
06 Jun, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
IndiGo aircraft grazes stationary Air India Express plane at Kolkata Airport, DGCA orders probeAt Kolkata airport, an IndiGo aircraft grazed an Air India Express plane's wings, causing damage to both. The incident occurred on the taxi...
27 Mar, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
India can leapfrog others to make electric air taxis a reality, says JoeBen Bevirt, founder of Joby AviationJoby Aviation's founder, JoeBen Bevirt, champions electric air taxis as a solution to India's urban pollution and congestion issues, aiming...
10 Feb, 2024, 10.36 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
Indian-American doctor’s Jaunt Air plans to manufacture air taxis & drones in India by 2025Jaunt Air also manufactures the RQ-35 Heidrun intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone currently being used in war -hit Ukraine....
10 Apr, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Air mobility startup Bumble Bee Flights raises $37 million in funding from SRAM & MRAM TechFounded by Arjun Das early this year, the Bengaluru-based startup plans to launch the first human-carrying prototype by April next year, th...
13 Dec, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
SpiceJet starts using TaxiBot for taxiing aircraft to runwaySpiceJet's Boeing 737 aircraft -- that was to fly to Goa -- was towed to the runway at Terminal 2 of the airport here, according to a relea...
29 Oct, 2018, 09.07 PM IST
Air taxis in India a reality soon: Jayant SinhaOfficials in the ministry said the Uber team had come to understand "how India is thinking about this space (air taxi)" .
06 Sep, 2018, 09.11 PM IST
Air taxi to cut travel time in Mumbai by 90%: UberUber has shortlisted five countries - India, Japan, Australia, Brazil and France - and one of them will become the first Uber Air City outs...
05 Sep, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
Second day of Aero India: No casualty - flying bulls have a brush mid-airThe three-aircraft acrobatic team which had kept the crowd in awe, suddenly stopped their routine and only after the first plane had landed...
20 Feb, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- Invision Air plans to fly VLJs for air taxi service
Air taxis operated with small aircraft called very light jets or VLJs - a phenomenon that has captured the imagination of the North America...
30 Nov, 2007, 02.03 AM IST