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Updated on May 6, 2021 at 2:31 pm
Source: Wisk Aero
Wisk will own, operate and maintain up to 30 eVTOL aircraft that will be deployed as part of the Blade charter flight network.
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.
In mid-April, Blade struck a deal with Beta Technologies for the operation of 20 piloted eVTOLs starting in 2025.
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..
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Wisk, Blade reach deal to operate autonomous air taxis
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Wisk Aero, a start-up backed by Boeing and Kitty Hawk, reached a deal Wednesday to operate autonomous air taxis in the United States through charter flight company Blade. Photo courtesy Wisk/Facebook
May 5 (UPI) Aviation company Wisk Aero reached a deal with charter flight company Blade on Wednesday to operate autonomous air taxis in the United States.
Wisk, a start-up backed by Boeing and Kitty Hawk, announced it will operate and maintain 30 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, that will fly short-distance routes on Blade s network of dedicated terminals in the United States, contingent upon Federal Aviation Administration approval.