Name: Boeing-backed Wisk Aero Says Autonomous Flight Is the Only Way for eVTOL Aircraft
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T19:20:44.000Z
Description: Wisk's Gen 6 eVTOL aircraft recently flew for the first time.

Wisk’s eVTOL air taxi won’t get certified and start commercial operations until at least 2030, but the Boeing subsidiary insists the business model only works if aircraft can fly without pilots. At the Singapore Airshow, AIN’s Charlotte Bailey checked out the aircraft for herself and quizzed Wisk on its ambitious plans.

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