New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- India's emerging electric aviation sector has received a boost after Punjab-based startup Nalwa Aero reported successful preliminary flight tests of a scaled electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company is developing a five-seat electric aircraft that could eventually be used for air taxis, medical evacuations, tourism, cargo transportation and defence operations.

The development has drawn attention from Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, who met Nalwa Aero founder and CEO Kuljeet Singh Sandhu and Chief Technology Officer Nelson Salas. The company executives briefed the minister on their aircraft technology and preliminary flight-testing results.

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