Seahorse Air Ltd
Incorporated in Scotland — a joint venture of Flowcopter (Edinburgh), owner of the patented hydraulic propulsion and the FC100 demonstrator, and Evdron (UK), whose teams have built more than 30 flying sub-scale prototypes.
A national partnership for the future of flight.
We are pioneering an ecosystem for Advanced Air Mobility in Sri Lanka — local aircraft development, regulation, training, assembly, trials and a micro-airline service — and, with it, the regulatory framework for the future.
Vision
Air travel for everyone. Everywhere.
Mission
To democratise air travel and make it universally accessible.
Joint venture
Three partners. One company.
Seahorse Air Ceylon (Pvt) Limited brings together aircraft technology from the UK, the credibility and professionalism of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and a team of experienced military and civil aviators.
Seahorse Air Ltd · 65%Technology, design and aircraft
Sri Lanka Air Force · 20%Support services and credibility
Vanguard Aerocraft · 15%Pilot training and simulators
Sri Lanka Air Force
Tracing its origins to the Royal Air Force and the Royal Ceylon Air Force, the SLAF provides support services at agreed cost — pilots, engineers, technicians and security — with no upfront or later financial investment.
Vanguard Aerocraft & Services
A Sri Lankan company of experienced military and civil aviators. Vanguard designs and runs the VTOL pilot training programme and builds cost-effective simulators tailored to VTOL flight.
Leadership
Led by aviators and engineers.
A board that combines Sri Lanka Air Force command experience, aeronautical engineering and the partnership behind the technology.
Mr Anurag GuptaExecutive ChairmanSample photo
GP Capt. Sajeewa Hendawitharane (Retd)Director / Chief Executive OfficerSample photo
Air Marshal Bandu EdirisingheDirector, Government Affairs & Project CoordinationSample photo
Dr. Uwe SteinDirector, Aeronautical Engineering & MaintenanceSample photo
Wg Cmdr. Rajeewa Senanayake (Retd)Director, Training & StandardsSample photo
Business model
A micro-airline at home. A model for the world.
01 · SRI LANKA
Micro-airline operations
A dedicated micro-airline service using Seahorse VTOL aircraft. Aircraft are assembled in Sri Lanka; individuals or entities may own them, but every flight operates under the Seahorse Air commercial framework in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka.
02 · GLOBAL
Replicating the model
Abroad, aircraft are sold to leasing companies and leased to local operators who run services under a similar government-supported framework — never sold for unrestricted use, so safety and consistency are guaranteed worldwide.
Roadmap
From signed agreement to scheduled service.
A phased development strategy that manages the complexity of introducing a new aviation technology — with rigorous testing and regulatory compliance at every step.
Aircraft development
Demonstration & initial testing
A fully assembled VTOL imported for demonstration, evaluation and preliminary testing.
Non-commercial testing
500+ hours of test flights; limited commercial approval.
Regional commercial approval
Passenger services on short point-to-point routes.
Mass production
Production starts while flight testing continues.
Full authorisation
Full commercial approval as a certified VTOL airline.
Operations & vertiports
Infrastructure
Identify sites, finalise initial routes and design.
Pilot vertiport
First venue, operational requirements and pilot training systems.
Vertiports
First vertiports completed; staff and first pilots trained.
Operations
Flights between vertiports as final demonstrations before passenger service.
Deployment
Pilots trained on production models; service begins.
Impact
What this means for Sri Lanka.
≈15,000
Direct and indirect jobs projected.
$300M
Estimated foreign direct investment.
24
Planned vertiports across the island.
$0
Financial investment required from the SLAF.
Technology-forward nation
Inspiring youth to pursue aviation and STEM careers — and building domestic expertise in pilots, engineers, technicians and vertiport staff.
Product of Sri Lanka
Parts sourced from the best global suppliers; final assembly, testing and licensing in Sri Lanka, for domestic use and export.
National resilience
Aircraft donated to the SLAF for disaster response, search and rescue, coastal surveillance and rapid medical evacuation.
Partner with us
Build Sri Lanka's sky economy with us.
We're talking to investors, landowners and hosts for vertiports, suppliers and future crew.
Next — The people
Leadership & team