- Staff Writer
BLADE to launch Urban Air Mobility Pilot Program in India
Fly Blade, Inc. (“BLADE”), a digitally powered-aviation company and the largest arranger of helicopter flights for civilian travel in the United States, announced that in March 2019, they will be launching an Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) pilot program in India, that will initially depart from Juhu and Mahalaxmi in Mumbai, and connect to heliports in Pune and Shirdi.
According to a press release, BLADE has formed a Joint Venture known as BLADE India with Hunch Ventures, and will also partner with several key portfolio companies such as Quintessentially, the largest luxury travel concierge in India and TV network GoodTimes.
BLADE Lounges are currently being constructed at convenient urban heliports and it will enable pilots to avoid large commercial airports as they transform four to eight hour drives into short 35-minute flights.