The ePlane Company inks pact with Noida International Airport for air taxi infra
Ubifly Technologies Pvt Ltd, which operates as The ePlane Company, on Thursday said it has signed an initial pact with Noida International Airport to develop infrastructure for air taxi operations.
The agreement sets up a comprehensive framework to co-develop the regulatory SOPs, vertiport management systems, and operational ecosystem specifically required to deploy ePlane’s flagship e200X aircraft, it said.
This infrastructure partnership complements key engineering progress following the recent public unveiling of the full-scale electric air taxi e200X PT-01 prototype, the company said. This collaboration paves the way for e200X-powered airport-to-airport transit, intra-city commutes, and emergency air ambulance services across the region, The ePlane company said.
With ground testing (for the prototype air taxi) currently underway, the Memorandum of Understanding ensures that the physical development of the aircraft is met with parallel advancements in ground operations and airspace integration, it said. “Deploying electric air taxis requires more than just building the aircraft; it demands the parallel development of ground infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and operational procedures,” said Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy, Founder and Director of Ubifly Technologies (The ePlane Company).
“This MoU with Noida International Airport allows us to systematically validate our operational models using drone trials before transitioning to piloted e200X flights,” he said.
It is a pragmatic, step-by-step approach to ensuring that when aircraft are certified, the airport ecosystem is fully equipped to deliver on our core promise: bypassing urban gridlock and compressing hours of road travel into minutes of safe, emission-free transit for both passengers and critical medical care, he added.
