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- The ePlane Company, a Chennai-based eVTOL aircraft startup, has signed an MoU with Apollo Hospitals to deploy electric air ambulances and medical delivery drones in India.
- The e200X aircraft is claimed to transfer patients up to seven times faster than road ambulances, while Amber Wings drones will deliver blood, organs, medicines and test samples between hospitals.
- Apollo will contribute its network of 1,066 ambulances, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and diagnostic centres, with a focus on reaching patients within the critical 'golden hour' after accidents, heart attacks and strokes.
- The companies will also work with DGCA and other government agencies on regulations and infrastructure needed to launch the service safely.
What to watch next
- DGCA and government approvals for the air ambulance and drone services
- Separate agreements for Apollo's potential purchase of e200X aircraft and drones
- Apollo's potential investment in The ePlane Company, which would require its own deal
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Named India · Chennai · e200X · Amber Wings · Apollo Hospital Enterprises Limited · Directorate General of Civil Aviation · IIT-Madras · Pratap C. Reddy · Satya Chakravarthy · The ePlane Company
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