FBOs
FBO Groups Make Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Services
The Signature, Atlantic, Avflight, and Clay Lacy chains are all investing
Wisk eVTOL aircraft at Signature Aviation
Some Signature Aviation FBOs could support air taxi services using Wisk’s autonomous eVTOL aircraft. © Wisk Aero

The likely convergence between planned eVTOL air taxi services and mainstream business aviation has taken some shape over the past 12 months or so. Several FBO groups have begun work preparing to support the new aircraft, which could supplant helicopters in some instances, by developing vertiports and installing electric recharging equipment.

In August, Signature Aviation launched a partnership with Wisk Aero to prepare ground infrastructure to support commercial operations with the Boeing subsidiary’s autonomous eVTOLs. The companies agreed to develop vertiports alongside Signature’s terminals in Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami, which Wisk expects to be launch markets for its pilotless, four-seat aircraft.