Airbus and BLADE will be in a symbiotic relationship to aim at growing their business in the on-demand helicopter mobility services in South Asia
20 February 2021: Looking at the rising demand of helicopter services market in South Asia, Airbus and FlyBlade (BLADE) have signed a MoU to create awareness about on-demand helicopter services, among helicopter operators, customers and other stakeholders. Apart from this, they will also identify ways to increase BLADE’s fleet size in South Asia by supporting BLADE to gain access to the Airbus fleet of helicopters available with its operators in the region.
Commenting on the contract, Karanpal Singh, Founder of Hunch Ventures said, “BLADE recognises Airbus as an industry leader in aviation and is looking to leverage its global knowledge and networks in creating a sustainable urban air mobility ecosystem. This coupled with our on-ground consumer knowledge will help find mobility solutions for various on-demand and mission critical applications such as healthcare.”
Rémi Maillard, President & Managing Director, Airbus India & South Asia said, “Airbus believes in the region’s potential as a top helicopter market in the world. To this end, we are pleased to support BLADE India’s aim of expanding their on-demand helicopter mobility services to more people in more places in South Asia and pave the way for the introduction of new technologies and services.”
BLADE is a joint venture between US based technology-powered air mobility company Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc. and Indian investment firm Hunch Ventures. It is a technology-powered, global urban air mobility platform operating in some of the most congested ground routes in the US and abroad. In India, BLADE is currently offering regular services in Mumbai, Pune and Shiridi routes in Maharashtra. It also offers special shuttle services in this region and is planning to start new routes. It is headquartered in Gurugram.
