SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese developer, manufacturer, and seller of compact eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, has announced that it will move forward with evaluating initial operational routes for the introduction of eVTOL medical logistics services in India, in partnership with Air India and Suzuki.
This is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the three organisations signed in July 2026 to jointly study the feasibility of such operations.
In India, rapid economic growth in recent years has led to severe traffic congestion in major urban areas, making the timely transport of urgent medical supplies a significant social and economic challenge. Against this backdrop, SkyDrive, Air India and Suzuki aim to introduce medical logistics services utilising eVTOLs, and through this programme, will identify and evaluate the highest-priority, high-impact operational routes across India.
This programme targets use cases with particularly high urgency and social need in India, such as Emergency Transport of Radioactive Isotopes, and Emergency Medical & Organ Transport.
