India launches its air taxi plan, with plans to launch in 2026 and have fares only marginally more than Uber's.

As had been planned for some time, the aviation ministry launched the urban air mobility project by forming many technical committees to prepare the ground for the launch of India's first air taxi in 2026.Narendra Modi has shown a great deal of enthusiasm in the initiative; the majority of pollsters believe he will return to power with a bang tomorrow.According to a June 3 ToI article, the committees established by the DGCA will determine how air taxis would be introduced across the country by 2026, with Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi-NCR leading the way. According to Saurabh Sinha's story in The Indian Express, there are intentions to grow to places like Chennai and Hyderabad in the future.India would be ahead of the curve in terms of regulatory readiness for eVTOL services for urban air mobility, according to sources mentioned in the study.Regarding the program's implementation in India, an Archer team has already visited with aviation officials there. For this project, InterGlobe Enterprises (IGE) communicates with the regulator on a regular basis. Rahul Bhatia, the CEO of IGE, has ordered 200 Midnight air taxis from Archer for a total estimated cost of $1 billion.

Next year, Archer plans to launch in the US, with New York and Chicago as its initial locations. After that, they intend to launch air taxis in the United Arab Emirates and India.According to Bhatia, urban air mobility will significantly reduce the issue of traffic in Indian cities. "What mobile telephony did to India (for communications in the mid-1980s), urban (air) mobility will do the same." They were able to outpace people's communication skills. "This air taxi is not any different and will have a great impact on the nation," he stated.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the final airworthiness standards for Archer's Midnight aircraft for public examination, according to the ToI story. "This major regulatory milestone provides the path for Archer to achieve type certification for Midnight," reads a statement released by the company in late May. opens the door to working with the FAA to get the last few permissions needed for its certification and test plans... and gets ready to start its piloted flight.