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Boeing Air Taxi Arm Wisk Aero Sets 2032 Olympic Games Target

The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer is working to develop a network of vertiports in time for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 03:59 PM ET

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Wisk Aero and partner Skyports are building an electric air taxi network in Australia’s South East Queensland region. [Courtesy: Wisk Aero]

Key Takeaways:

Wisk Aero, a Boeing subsidiary, and Skyports are developing an autonomous electric air taxi network for Brisbane, Australia, with aspirations for operation by the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The network will utilize Wisk's self-flying Generation 6 eVTOL air taxi, which features a 90 sm range and a 15-minute charge time, with commercial rollout projected by the end of the decade.
The partners are collaborating with the South East Queensland Council of Mayors to establish vertiport infrastructure, based on regional travel patterns and community input.
Wisk is also pursuing the development of similar autonomous air taxi networks in Japan and multiple U.S. locations like Greater Houston and Long Beach, California.

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Self-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of aerospace manufacturing titan Boeing, may ferry passengers across Brisbane, Australia, during the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games.

On Monday at the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K., Wisk, in an expansion of its partnership with vertiport developer Skyports, announced an electric air taxi network that it hinted could be ready in time for the marquee event.

Jack Daleo

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