ePlane Company, Noida International Airport Sign MoU for eVTOL Infrastructure

The ePlane Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Noida International Airport to develop infrastructure and operating procedures for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, as the Chennai-based aerospace company moves its e200X towards testing and certification.

Under the agreement, the two companies will work on infrastructure required for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including vertiports, charging stations, operational procedures and Vertiport Management Systems. The partnership will also cover the development of frameworks involving regulators, Air Traffic Control (ATC) and state governments.

Noida International Airport will allocate space within its premises for proof-of-concept trials, vertiports and charging infrastructure. The airport will also work on adapting its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for eVTOL operations.

The ePlane Company, meanwhile, will work on the required regulatory clearances from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), alongside prototyping and flight testing of the e200X....

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