The civil aviation ministry is looking to have a regulatory sandbox for advanced air mobility solutions that will also help address urban congestion.
Emphasising that the time for electric air mobility has come, Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Tuesday said, "Our doors are open to promote and support advanced air mobility".
He was speaking at the International Conference on Air Mobility in Greater Noida which was organised by the civil aviation ministry and industry body CII.
Advanced air mobility solutions include eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take Off Landing) aircraft.
For advanced air mobility, the secretary said, "We are looking at a regulatory sandbox within India".
It will help entities working on R&D activities as well as developing solutions.
Officials from the DGCA have started field visits to firm up sites where the trials and other activities related to advanced air mobility.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set up six working groups ...