Weekend Reading: Boeing-Backed Start-Up Wisk Signs First Deal to Operate eVTOLs Air Taxis in the U.S. (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing)
Vancouver, BC, May 7, 2021--Wisk Aero, a start-up backed by Boeing and Kitty Hawk, has finalized its first deal to operate autonomous air taxis in the U.S.. The company will own, operate and maintain up to 30 eVTOL aircraft that will be offered through the Blade urban air mobility network. The deployment of Wisk air taxis is contingent upon the Federal Aviation Administration certifying the aircraft for commercial operation. For Blade, the Wisk partnership is the company's latest move to add eVTOLs, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, to its charter network.