ATC
Australia's ATC Agency Prepares to Integrate Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft
Airservices Australia wants to work through plans to launch remotely piloted operations
Wisk Aero eVTOL in Australia
Wisk is working with Airservices Australia on plans for autonomous eVTOL aircraft like its four-passenger model to operate in controlled airspace. © Wisk Aero

Airservices Australia has begun preparing for no-pilot-on-board air taxi services with eVTOL aircraft developer Wisk Aero. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced on October 15, the government-backed air traffic management agency agreed to support the Boeing-owned company’s plans to test its four-passenger, autonomous eVTOL vehicle ahead of planned commercial operations in Australia.

California-based Wisk has been developing plans in Australia for several years. In 2022, the company signed a MoU with the South East Queensland Council of Mayors. Its Australian subsidiary, Wisk Australia, is working with Skyports to prepare a ground infrastructure network that will support flights during the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be hosted in Brisbane.