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Boeing-owned startup Wisk has already partnered with several entities in the regioN, one of its launch markets.

The company is also anticipating receipt of its G-1 Certification Basis from the FAA “any day now.”

Wisk Aero says it is giving consideration toward the fledgling aftermarket for its fully automated electric aircraft, although some of the MRO opportunity will be constrained by its intentional design limiting the aircraft’s number of systems.

Wisk Aero has partnered with Skyports Infrastructure to develop a vertiport network for commercial air taxi services in Southeast Queensland, Australia.

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero has acquired software certification specialist Verocel to support development of its Generation 6 autonomous electric air taxi.

Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.

EHang returned to the top slot in the April 2024 edition of the AAM Reality Index, with a score of 8.5/10.

Wisk plans to fly the first prototype of its sixth-generation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft this year.

The eVTOL industry seems to be in a Boeing 367-like moment.

Wisk Aero has partnered with the city of Sugar Land, Texas, to explore building out an autonomous urban air mobility ecosystem in the Greater Houston region.

The Boeing-owned company sees a path to pilotless flight without regulatory changes.

The company believes there is a path to operate its uncrewed air taxis on commercial services without the need for new FAA rulemakings.

Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.

Wisk Aero has updated its concept of operations for autonomous urban air taxis.

A team of government and industry partners led by Wisk Aero has announced the successful completion of a series of unmanned flight trials in New Zealand.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Wisk Aero has begun conducting test flights of its autonomous air taxi out of Long Beach Airport, California.

The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.

Archer Aviation has raised a $215 million funding round led by automaker Stellantis.

Archer Aviation has agreed to settle an intellectual property theft lawsuit filed against it by rival Wisk Aero.

Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.

Wisk Aero remotely flew the aircraft for four minutes over Runway 18/36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

This amounts to a high-stakes bet that regulations and public acceptance will come together to enable a successful commercial launch in the future.

Upstart Archer denies allegations of intellectual property theft.