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Noida International Airport Partners with ePlane for Air Taxis and Vertiports
- •Noida International Airport signed an MoU with The ePlane Company to build infrastructure and operating frameworks for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
- •The agreement covers vertiports, charging stations, and regulatory procedures for future Advanced Air Mobility services like airport transfers and air ambulances.
- •Noida International Airport will provide premises for proof-of-concept trials and align its Standard Operating Procedures with eVTOL operations.
- •The ePlane Company is currently conducting ground testing for its full-scale e200X prototype and targets commercialisation by 2028.
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The MoU aims to develop the infrastructure and operating framework needed for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Under the agreement, Noida International Airport will provide premises for proof-of-concept trials, vertiports, and charging stations.
The ePlane Company is developing the e200X aircraft for passenger air taxi, emergency air ambulance, and urban cargo applications. The aircraft has a planned range of 110 km and is designed for short-distance urban travel and airport transfers.
Founded in 2019 and incubated at the IIT Madras Incubation Cell, The ePlane Company unveiled its full-scale e200X PT-01 prototype in July 2026, which is now undergoing ground testing after more than 10,000 km of cumulative flight testing.
