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        Wisk Aero, an eVTOL aircraft developer, has partnered with Airservices Australia, the country's air traffic control agency, to prepare for autonomous air taxi operations.
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        The partnership aims to develop plans for integrating remotely piloted eVTOL aircraft into Australian airspace. This collaboration will focus on addressing the challenges and requirements for launching autonomous air taxi services, with both organizations working together to ensure the safe and efficient integration of these new aircraft into existing air traffic management systems.
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         This partnership adds to Wisk Aero's progress 
        in expanding its eVTOL services in Australia. In 
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          July 2024
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        , the company collaborated with the UK-based air taxi and drone company Skyports to develop
         vertiports in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region.
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 <p>Wisk Aero, an eVTOL aircraft developer, is collaborating with Airservices Australia, the national air traffic control agency, for the integration of autonomous air taxi operations. The aim is to devise plans for accommodating remotely piloted eVTOL aircraft in the Australian airspace. Both entities will concentrate on tackling the challenges and prerequisites for initiating autonomous air taxi services and will work mutually for the safe and effective incorporation of these new aircraft into current air traffic management systems.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
</b> This partnership adds to Wisk Aero's progress in expanding its eVTOL services in Australia. In <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/31807"> July 2024 </a> , the company collaborated with the UK-based air taxi and drone company Skyports to develop vertiports in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region.</p>

Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia to prepare for autonomous eVTOL aircraft operations

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 <p>eVTOL aircraft developer Wisk Aero announced a partnership with UK-based air taxi and drone logistics company Skyports to expand eVTOL services in Australia. The collaboration entails developing an entry-into-service network and vertiports in South East Queensland, launching unmanned air taxis for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, conducting feasibility studies, and engaging with nearby communities and potential landlords to create the infrastructure network.</p>
 <p>Wisk initially expressed interest in the Australian market in 2022 and 2023, starting its collaboration with the Council of Mayors in the region. Wisk's cooperation with Skyports began in 2022 with efforts to integrate autonomous eVTOL aircraft into vertiports.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> In <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/30595"> June 2024 </a> , Wisk Aero partnered with Houston Airports to develop air transportation in Texas and assess possible vertiport locations. This was followed by its acquisition of <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/30774"> Verocel </a> with the objectives of ensuring its eVTOL's software security and integrating 60 members of Verocel's team into its operations.</p>

Wisk Aero collaborates with Skyports to expand to Australia

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 <p>Wisk Aero, a developer of eVTOL aircraft, has acquired Verocel, a company specializing in software verification and validation with 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Details regarding the financial aspects of the transaction were not disclosed by either party.</p>
 <p>The main aim of this acquisition is to ensure software security for Wisk Aero's Generation 6 autonomous unmanned eVTOL, which will be overseen by humans. As part of the acquisition, Wisk Aero will incorporate Verocel's 60-member team into its operations. This team brings expertise in DO-178C, a standard in FAA guidelines for the development of safety-critical software for airborne systems.</p> 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Wisk's acquisition resonates with Joby Aviation's acquisition of Avionyx in <a href="https:<br>
//techcrunch.com/2022/05/18/joby-aviation-acquires-avionyx-to-accelerate-aerospace-software-certification/"> May 2022 </a> . Joby acquired an aerospace software engineering firm, like Wisk Aero, to integrate and authenticate its software and speed up its aircraft's FAA certification.</p>

Wisk Aero acquires Verocel to improve software safety for its eVTOL

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 <p>Wisk Aero, a developer of eVTOL aircraft, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Houston Airports (HA) to develop air taxi operations in Greater Houston. This partnership aligns with ongoing initiatives to enhance air transportation in Texas.</p>
 <p>As part of the agreement, Wisk and HA will work together to identify and evaluate potential sites for setting up vertiport infrastructure at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport.</p>
 </div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Wisk Aero will make use of its sixth-generation autonomous aircraft, which can carry four passengers. The company launched test flights of its eVTOL aircraft in Los Angeles in <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates?companyIds=991497"> October 2023 </a> .</p>

Wisk Aero partners with Houston Airports to deliver autonomous air taxis to Greater Houston

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The first paragraph states that Wisk Aero, an eVTOL aircraft developer, has started test flights of its eVTOL air taxi at Long Beach Airport. This makes them the first company to do so in the Los Angeles area.

The second paragraph mentions that these test flights give Wisk the opportunity to perform autonomous flight operations in a real-world commercial airport environment alongside other passenger airline operations. <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:</b> This demonstration follows Wisk being <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/19524"> acquired </a> by Boeing in June 2023. The company, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, was previously a joint venture with Kitty Hawk, a mobility startup founded by Google Co-Founder Larry Page and Google Executive Sebastian Thrun, which ceased operations in September 2022.</p>

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Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia to prepare for autonomous eVTOL aircraft operations

Wisk Aero collaborates with Skyports to expand to Australia

Wisk Aero acquires Verocel to improve software safety for its eVTOL

Wisk Aero partners with Houston Airports to deliver autonomous air taxis to Greater Houston

Wisk Aero begins test flights in Los Angeles

Wisk Aero becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing

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Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia to prepare for autonomous eVTOL aircraft operations

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