Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire three of Boeing’s autonomy and uncrewed systems subsidiaries, Wisk Aero, Insitu and…
Wisk Aero, the autonomous aviation company that is currently being acquired from Archer Aviation from Boeing, has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. The facility will be one of the first vertiports at a US public airport designed to support both piloted and autonomous operations. Located next to […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm31 AugAviation News – Wisk Aero has officially broken ground on a new state-of-the-art vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California to advance autonomous Wisk Aero...
Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. The facility is one of the first public airport vertiports designed to support both piloted and autonomous operations in the United States. Located alongside Wisk’s existing flight test facilities in Hollister, the 100-foot by
Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation bought its former rival, Wisk Aero, from Boeing. In exchange, Boeing will now own 16.5% of Archer Aviation’s shares. The deal also includes Archer taking control of air traffic management software developer SkyGrid, and drone manufacturer Insitu. What is eVTOL Technology? This deal unites two […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack19 Aug
US-based Archer Aviation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, aiming to expand its capabilities in physical AI technology.
Two eVTOL deals landed within days of each other this month. Archer Aviation is acquiring Boeing’s Wisk Aero, along with
Air Insight•Addison Schonland12 AugAviation News – Archer Aviation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire three key autonomy and uncrewed systems subsidiaries from Boeing—Wisk Aero, Insitu, and...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced the companies have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities developed over decades in autonomy, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) –
Archer has announced a deal to acquire three businesses from Boeing – Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid – in a transaction that will see Boeing take a strategic equity stake in Archer and deepen collaboration between the two companies. Following completion, Archer said its product portfolio will span piloted air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) across […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm11 Aug
Archer Aviation is set to acquire Boeing’s eVTOL Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries, with the U.S. manufacturer becoming Archer's largest outside shareholder.
AviationSource News•Len Varley11 Aug
Boeing and Archer Aviation announced the companies have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities developed […]
Archer to Shape Physical AI Future of Aerospace and Defense with Acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid Subsidiaries; Boeing to Invest in Archer and Collaborate Transaction creates an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense. Adds a profitable defense business generating over $200M in annual revenue1, with operations across 35 countries, to […] The post Archer to Shape Physical AI Future of Aerospace and Defense with Acquisition of Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid Subsidiaries; Boeing to Invest in Archer and Collaborate first appeared on PLANEtalking .
Boeing will take a stake in Archer as part of the deal.
AVweb•Matt Ryan10 AugArcher Aviation has agreed to acquire three of Boeing’s autonomy and uncrewed systems subsidiaries, Wisk Aero, Insitu and…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau10 AugThe simulation examined a 1-to-3 supervision model on Bay Area IFR routes.
AVweb•Matt Ryan31 JulWisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, announced the successful completion of a simulation conducted in collaboration with NASA. The collaboration evaluated whether a single ground-based supervisor, such as Wisk’s Multi-Vehicle Supervisor (MVSor), can effectively manage three autonomous aircraft simultaneously, operating alongside traditional air traffic while Air Traffic Control (ATC) uses existing tools and procedures. This
Aviation News – Autonomous aviation pioneer Wisk Aero, in partnership with NASA, has successfully completed a simulated flight trial proving that a single ground-based operator...
Former Wisk manager alleges rushed software testing and retaliation over eVTOL safety concerns.
AVweb•Amelia Walsh8 Jul
Wisk Aero has conducted the first flight of its Generation 6 (Gen 6) autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Airport Technology•RanjithKumar Dharma17 Dec 2025