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Wisk Aero has completed the first flight of its full-scale Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi.

A house aviation subcommittee meeting turned unexpectedly combative as Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark clashed with lawmakers over electric aircraft.

As U.S. eVTOL startups look ahead to the start of certification flight testing with the FAA, questions remain.

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.

China’s Aerofugia has rolled out the first AE200-100 eVTOL air taxi off its production line in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Wisk Aero has announced a partnership with the city of Fullerton, California, building on its efforts to create an air taxi network in the LA area.

SkyGrid has issued a white paper examining safety challenges associated with integrating Third-Party Service Providers into the National Airspace System.

A growing number of companies have partnered with a startup that has developed computational fluid dynamics solutions for aviation.

Leaders from Joby Aviation, Archer, BETA Technologies and Wisk joined a panel at the Paris Air Show to discuss Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) manufacturing strategy and how the U.S. market could maintain its position as a leader in the budding industry.

Wisk, an eVTOL manufacturer and operator, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Airlines Engineering (JALEC) and the City of Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan to develop advanced air mobility operations in the country.

Wisk Aero has secured a series of strategic agreements aimed at preparing the way for autonomous air taxi services in Miami and Japan.

Autonomous air taxi startup Wisk has acquired SkyGrid, a third-party service provider for advanced air mobility aircraft, as a subsidiary.

Wisk has partnered with NASA to jointly research integration of autonomous aircraft and drones into the National Airspace System.

Wisk has appointed Sebastien Vigneron as its new CEO.

The FAA has created a series of pathways that provide optionality for different aircraft.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even said Jan. 27 that development of the CityAirbus NextGen urban air taxi will be paused at the end of the year.

The sector seems more real than ever as eVTOL-makers ramp up production of full-scale aircraft.

Wisk’s Vice President for Certification Cindy Comer recently caught up with Aviation week to discuss the company’s progress toward its G-1 certification basis.

Market leaders are gradually ramping up production as focus shifts to the manufacture of type-conforming aircraft for use in certification flight testing.

The AAM Reality Index evaluates companies’ likelihood of success in bringing an advanced air mobility aircraft to market.

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.