Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki study eVTOLs for medical logistics in India

Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed a pact to assess electric vertical-takeoff aircraft for last-mile emergency medical logistics, drawing on Air India’s cargo and airport expertise, SkyDrive’s eVTOL technology and Suzuki’s local-market insight.

— Filed Fri, 31 Jul, 2026, 12:11 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki will study using eVTOL aircraft for last-mile emergency medical logistics in India, combining Air India’s cargo and airport expertise with SkyDrive technology and Suzuki’s market insight.

Why this matters

The eVTOL study follows recent Air India scrutiny around AI171, including a fuel-switch probe that found no Boeing 787 abnormality and no timeline for the final crash report.

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