TOYOTA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 28, 2025–
SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd (“JetSetGo”) to explore new business structures, initially in the state of Gujarat and potentially in other locations across India. JetSetGo, one of India’s largest private jet operators, has also agreed to pre-order 50 units of the eVTOL “SKYDRIVE” (*2), which will be SkyDrive’s first commercially certified eVTOL. The agreement between SkyDrive and JetSetGo was facilitated by Suzuki Motor Corporation (“Suzuki”) under the business and technical collaboration agreement previously signed by Suzuki and SkyDrive. (*3).
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