Bengaluru,24th March, 2023:

Hunch Ventures’ mobility division, Hunch Urban Mobility has partnered with CII to host India’s first conference on Advanced and Short Haul Air Mobility (ASHA) in Bengaluru, on 27th & 28th March 2023.

ASHA aims to educate the Indian market about the developments in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem. The two-day event will see leaders across the spectrum of electric aircraft manufacturers, vertiport developers, technology solution providers, policy makers and regulators. Darrell Swanson, Co-founder, EA Maven & Former Advisor to NASA; Kyle Clark, CEO Beta Technologies; Andre Stein, Global CEO EVE Air Mobility; Adam Goldstein, CEO, Archer Aviation; Melissa Tomkiel, President & General Counsel, Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc.; Salil Gupte, Chairman, CII National Committee on Aerospace & President, Boeing India; Ankit Dass, CTO Skyports are some of the prominent speakers at the event.

ASHA will be graced by The Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia as Chief Guest and by Chief Minister Government of Karnataka, Basavaraj Somappa Bommai, as Guest of Honour. Following this the civil aviation minister will have a fireside chat on the future of Air Mobility.

Commenting on the conference, Amit Dutta, Chairman CII Task Force on Advanced Air Mobility and MD, Hunch Urban Mobility, said “As India progresses, we are seeing disruptions in traditional domains like telecom, payments, entertainment, retail etc changing the quality of our everyday lives. With high levels of urban congestion and accessibility concerns, India is one of the largest markets in the world for AAM solutions.”

For the uninitiated, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an air transportation system that moves people and cargo between short distances, otherwise not served or underserved by aviation using Electric Vertical Aircrafts (EVAs).

Amit added “In the near future, we will see the commercial introduction of electric aircrafts which have the potential to democratize short haul air mobility services. Hunch Urban Mobility is well poised to pioneer this transformation. We are honored to partner with CII for this first ever event on the emerging technologies in the AAM ecosystem. The forum represents the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s endeavor in making India a leading hub for AAM services. ”

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