Regulations and Government
Indian eVTOL Aircraft Pioneers Seek Regulatory Progress
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a "leapfrog to aerial mobility"
Sarla Aviation's Shunya eVTOL aircraft
Bengaluru-based Sarla Aviation is developing the six-seater Shunya eVTOL aircraft.

India’s aviation sector is pressing the country’s regulators to step up efforts to create a legal framework of new eVTOL aircraft. The process appears to be lagging despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi having urged the industry to “leapfrog straight into aerial mobility.”

According to R.K. Bali, managing director of India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association, rules governing eVTOL air services are expected to be implemented within two years. At the group’s recent conference in Hyderabad, Kurt Edwards, director general of the International Business Aviation Council said that private sector work on Indian eVTOL models is already “well ahead of the regulator.”