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Wisk Agrees to Operate Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi Flights for Blade
Up to 30 of Wisk's new sixth generation eVTOL aircraft will join the Blade Air Mobility network whenever the company earns FAA approval for autonomous passenger flights.
Wisk Cora eVTOL
Wisk Aero is developing the two-seat, all-electric Cora aircraft specifically for autonomous operations. (Photo: Wisk Aero)

Wisk Aero is to supply and operate up to 30 of its eVTOL aircraft for Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transportation network. According to the manufacturer, the aircraft will be what it called its "sixth-generation design" rather than the two-seat, all-electric Cora, which is undergoing flight testing in California and New Zealand. 

The agreement between the two companies is provisional and contingent on factors such as when Wisk gets approval for autonomous flight operations. It calls for Wisk to deploy its aircraft on short routes linking Blade’s network of private terminals in various U.S. cities.