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Sarla Aviation: Solving India’s Traffic Crisis with Air Taxis | Decoding Manufacturing

India’s urban traffic problem is only getting worse, but the solution may not be on the road at all. In this Decoding Manufacturing episode, we meet Sarla Aviation, the startup building India’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed specifically for the country’s dense, congested cities. With experience from global pioneers like Joby Aviation and Lilium, Sarla Aviation’s founders are tackling engineering, manufacturing, and regulatory challenges to bring air taxis to India. Their design prioritises capacity and cost efficiency, making short-distance urban flights potentially as affordable as today’s ride-hailing apps. This episode explores: • Why India is ready for an electric flying taxi • How electric propulsion has unlocked new possibilities for aviation • What it takes to build a private aerospace manufacturing ecosystem in India • The potential to leapfrog heavy infrastructure with vertiports Chapters: 0:00: Intro 0:22: What is Sarla Aviation building? 2:13: Why was this the right moment for such an ambitious venture? 3:44: The biggest engineering challenges with Shunya 7:00: The hurdles with localization 10:16: Manufacturing stack as the strongest moat 13:08: Building infrastructure for the project in India 16:12: The team behind Sarla Aviation 17:22: Biggest technical challenges 18:44: DGCA certification & upcoming plans 21:22: Complying with the regulations 22:45: Pricing and unit economics 25:49: Sarla Aviation's 3-phase plan to launch its flying taxi in India 28:42: The company's edge against global competitors 31:22: Sarla Aviation's 'Make in India for the world' approach If you’re interested in urban mobility, aerospace innovation, or the future of manufacturing in India, this conversation is a must-watch. Follow SeedToScale on LinkedIn for more insights: https://in.linkedin.com/company/seedt... Follow Adrian on LinkedIn:   / adrnschm   About Decoding Manufacturing: This series spotlights the audacious founders positioning India to lead the next industrial revolution by transforming deep tech into scalable manufacturing breakthroughs. #DecodingManufacturing #Dailycommute #eVTOL #Investors #Investments #SeedToScale #FlyingTaxi