It's not every day that a new aircraft makes its first flight. Even rarer is a first flight without a pilot in the cockpit. But that's exactly how the inaugural sortie for the Generation 6-an ...

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft has completed its historic maiden flight. On December 16, 2025 at 12:26 pm PST, the autonomous passenger carrier lifted off from the Wisk ...

The eVTOL sector is expected to create a lot of buzz in 2026, with several companies targeting commercial services. One of the under-the-radar eVTOL players is Wisk Aero, which designs all-electric, ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The Generation 6 aircraft represents the first-ever candidate for certification of an autonomous passenger-carrying ...

The difference between Wisk, Joby, and Archer is that the latter is focused on becoming an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) selling to third-party companies, while Wisk and Joby aim to be ...

Air taxi start-up Wisk Aero’s first Gen 6 prototype got off the ground for a brief hover flight on 16 December. The Mountain View, California-based company revealed the years-in-the-making milestone ...

Not all eVTOL companies have the same business models, and differences in these models are directly affecting their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification process, capital requirements, ...

Joby's multifaceted approach means it can be a winner in a piloted or autonomous eVTOL environment. By contrast, aircraft industry giant Boeing has opted to focus directly on an autonomous version.

Certification and regulatory hurdles may delay Wisk's commercial launch until at least 2030. Boeing's financial health and capital allocation decisions could impact Wisk's future. Not all eVTOL ...