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December 2025 | Wisk Announces Strategic Support for U.S. Government’s eIPP. Wisk Aero announced its commitment to the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Established by Presidential Executive Order, this program serves as an essential pathway for achieving early commercial operations by providing the FAA with critical data to inform future regulatory and policy updates. In collaboration with its affiliate SkyGrid, Wisk will use the eIPP to demonstrate the operational maturity of its Generation 6 aircraft. While Houston remains a primary launch market, Wisk is also supporting partners across Florida, New York, and California to validate the feasibility of autonomous passenger transport. This participation ensures that Wisk’s self-flying technology remains at the forefront of the regulatory process required for a commercial launch by 2030.
Wisk Announces Strategic Support for U.S. Government's Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program (eIPP)
December 2025 | Wisk’s Autonomy Inputs Highlighted in U.S. Government’s AAM National Strategy. Wisk Aero announced its strong endorsement of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s newly released "Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Strategy." As a key industry participant, Wisk provided comprehensive input to the federal government, ensuring that autonomy is recognized as a critical enabler for the safety, scalability, and economic viability of the AAM industry. The National Strategy provides a unified framework for 19 federal departments to prioritize AAM initiatives, including the modernization of the air traffic system and the establishment of the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT). By aligning with this federal vision, Wisk is helping to cement U.S. leadership in aerospace innovation while paving the way for its autonomous operations to integrate seamlessly into the National Airspace System.
Wisk's Autonomy Inputs Highlighted in U.S. Government's AAM National Strategy
December 2025 | Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL. Wisk Aero announced the successful completion of the first flight of its Generation 6 aircraft at its flight test facility in Hollister, California. This achievement marks a pivotal step in Wisk’s journey to deliver the first-ever candidate for FAA type certification of an autonomous, passenger-carrying eVTOL in the U.S. The initial flight validated the aircraft’s core flight systems, including vertical takeoff, hover, and stabilized maneuvers. Leveraging insights from five previous generations and over 1,750 test flights, the Gen 6 aircraft is designed to meet rigorous commercial aviation safety standards with a focus on autonomous operations and human oversight. Following this milestone, Wisk is executing an extensive flight test program to validate design performance and mature its autonomy technologies, such as detect-and-avoid systems. This progress reaffirms Wisk’s commitment to launching safe, autonomous air taxi services in key markets like Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami.
Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL
October 2025 | Wisk Selects Liebherr-Aerospace as Strategic Supplier for Gen 6 Actuation System. Wisk Aero and Liebherr-Aerospace announced a long-term strategic agreement for the development and supply of the actuation system for Wisk’s Generation 6 autonomous, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This partnership covers the entire development program, from certification efforts through to full-rate, scaled production. Liebherr will provide a comprehensive electro-mechanical actuation system to control the aircraft’s flight surfaces—including flaperons, elevators, and rudders—as well as the critical tilt angle of the propulsion system. By adapting its proprietary modular flight control system, LiVCAS®, to fit Wisk’s all-electric architecture, Liebherr is helping to ensure the Gen 6 aircraft meets the highest aviation safety standards. The collaboration combines Liebherr’s deep institutional knowledge in certifying commercial flight control systems with Wisk’s innovative autonomous technology. This milestone is a key part of Wisk’s supply chain strategy, ensuring that critical components are manufactured by world-class aerospace providers as the company moves toward FAA certification and commercial launch.
Wisk Selects Liebherr-Aerospace as Strategic Supplier for Gen 6 Actuation System
August 2025 | Wisk Aero and Signature Aviation announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This partnership marks a significant step forward to proactively develop the infrastructure and operational framework for integrating autonomous Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations across Signature Aviation’s global network. This network includes locations in Wisk’s U.S. launch markets: Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami. The collaboration includes strategic planning efforts to identify and assess the feasibility of vertiport development locations compatible with Wisk’s autonomous AAM operations—a crucial part of planning for autonomy now. This includes conducting detailed exercises to evaluate the commercial, financial, regulatory, technical, and operational processes required to enable Wisk’s autonomous operations at specific Signature Aviation locations.
Wisk and Signature Aviation Partner to Accelerate Autonomous Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure | Wisk
July 2025 | Meet Shilpa Jha: Engineering the Future of Autonomous Flight Through Simulation Simulation plays a critical role in validating the safety and reliability of autonomous flight. Shilpa Jha leads the team behind this work as Wisk’s Autonomy Simulation Manager. Shilpa and her team are responsible for validating Wisk’s onboard autonomy using advanced simulations. Her work plays a key role in ensuring our self-flying aircraft performs safely and reliably in real-world airspace.
Meet Shilpa Jha: Engineering the Future of Autonomous Flight Through Simulation | Wisk
June 2025 | Wisk Aero signed a three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The City of Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, and Japan Airlines’ subsidiary, JAL Engineering Co., Ltd (JALEC). This unprecedented partnership will establish opportunities for introducing autonomous air travel in Japan. Building on Wisk’s existing partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JALEC, the new scope of the collaboration with Kaga City will focus on several key areas, namely: regulatory and airspace system development, market analysis and development, social acceptance of AAM and autonomous aviation and supply chain support and manufacturing opportunities.
Wisk and Japan Airlines Engineering Sign Memorandum of Understanding with The City of Kaga to Accelerate Advanced Air Mobility in Japan | Wisk
June 2025 | New Agreements with Miami International Airport and the University of Miami will bring safe, autonomous flight to South Florida. Wisk Aero announced the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) – one with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and another with the University of Miami’s Engineering Autonomy Mobility Initiative (MEAMI). These collaborations mark a significant step towards integrating safe, autonomous air travel to Miami, Florida, one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. The MOU with MDAD focuses on strategic planning, infrastructure development, policy pathways, and the commercialization of autonomous AAM in Miami-Dade County and at MDAD airports.
https://wisk.aero/news/press-release/wisk-establishes-miami-as-early-market-for-u-s-air-taxi-operations-2/
June 2025 | Wisk Aero announced that SkyGrid, an AAM Third-Party Service Provider (TSP), will become a subsidiary of Wisk. Through their strategic alignment, Wisk and SkyGrid will work together to address the critical challenges necessary for expanding safe, efficient, and autonomous flight and collaborate on their shared goal of bringing Wisk’s Generation 6 aircraft to market.
Wisk Advances Its Autonomy Capabilities; SkyGrid to Become a Wisk Subsidiary | Wisk
May 2025 | Wisk announced the appointment of Sebastien Vigneron as its new Chief Executive Officer. Sebastien, who previously served as Wisk’s Senior Vice President of Engineering and Programs, will succeed Brian Yutko, who is transitioning to a leadership role within Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes Division (BCA). Sebastien Vigneron brings a wealth of experience and deep understanding of Wisk’s technology and strategic direction to his role as CEO. Previously at Wisk, Sebastien drove Product Development of the company’s Generation 6 aircraft, including the Autonomy and Airspace Integration technologies. He also oversaw the Hardware & Software Engineering, Simulation, Systems Test, Flight Test, and Program Management teams. Sebastien’s appointment comes at a significant time for Wisk, as the company prepares to fly its Gen 6 aircraft and progress on its certification path. His background and intimate knowledge of new aircraft development are key to accelerating Wisk’s path towards commercialization.
Wisk Appoints Sebastien Vigneron as New CEO, Brian Yutko Transitions to Leadership Role Within Boeing | Wisk