News archive: Wisk Aero LLC | Airframer

12 August

Archer acquires Boeing’s autonomy and UAS units

The agreement combines Wisk's autonomous flight technology, SkyGrid's air traffic management systems and Insitu's uncrewed aircraft into Archer's ZEE platform.

8 July

The 700 kg-class aircraft is the heaviest electric aircraft to fly in India to date.

Sarla completes Sylla eVTOL flight test campaign

The half-scale demonstrator has logged more than 500 tests and over 18 hours of flight time, validating propulsion, battery and control systems.

2 July

ReleaseSafran inaugurates new electrical wiring factory in Chihuahua, Mexico

4 May

ReleaseSecond Gen 6 aircraft accelerates Wisk’s flight test program

16 December

ReleaseWisk completes first flight of Generation 6 autonomous eVTOL

28 October

ReleaseWisk selects Liebherr-Aerospace as strategic supplier for Gen 6 actuation system

3 October

ReleaseBoeing investment in Espace Aéro to strengthen Quebec's aerospace competitiveness

9 June

ReleaseWisk advances its autonomy capabilities; SkyGrid to become a Wisk subsidiary

5 December

ReleaseAionics unveils expansion into aviation batteries fueled by strategic investments and industry partnerships

25 June

ReleaseWisk Aero acquires leading software firm Verocel

21 May

ReleaseBoeing to invest $240 Million CAD in Québec aerospace innovation

17 August

Midnight has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, and is expected to begin flight test and become the first eVTOL aircraft to be delivered to a customer as part of Archer’s contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD).

Wisk, Archer and Boeing settle litigation and chart the future

Archer reports that it is on track to deliver the Midnight aircraft to the U.S. Air Force later this year or early next year. Archer believes this would make Midnight the first ever eVTOL aircraft delivered to a customer.

26 July

ReleaseWisk Aero completes first-ever public demonstration flight at EAA AirVenture

26 June

ReleaseAurora Swiss Aerospace celebrates 10 years of revolutionizing autonomous and sustainable flight

20 June

ReleaseWisk Aero selects Safran's SkyNaute inertial navigation system for its Generation 6 autonomous air taxi

3 October

ReleaseWisk unveils world's first self-flying, four-seat, all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing air taxi

11 August

Engineering hub in Montreal extends Wisk's global reach

The announcement of a new Wisk hub follows its recent expansion into Australia. It has headquarters and facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area, in Atlanta (Georgia), New Zealand and Australia.

26 January

Wisk’s 6th generation eVTOL aircraft will represent a first-ever candidate for the certification of an autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S.

Boeing provides more backing for Wisk's eVTOL ambitions

New investment will further advance the development of Wisk's sixth generation eVTOL aircraft, a first-ever candidate for certification of an autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S.

12 July

ReleaseNASA partnership continues Wisk's decade-long innovation in advanced air mobility

8 July

ReleaseNASA's National Campaign adds partners

5 May

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