Wisk & Skyports to Bring Autonomous Aircraft to South East Queensland, Australia

Wisk Aero, a US developer of all-electric, self-flying air taxis in the US, and Skyports Infrastructure are expanding their partnership to  bring autonomous Generation 6 aircraft in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region of Australia. Skyports is a developer of vertiport infrastructure.

Wisk’s self-flying, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxi will make it possible for passengers to skip the traffic and get to their destination faster. 

The latest agreement builds on an existing partnership between Wisk and Skyports announced in 2022.

It marked the first collaboration between a vertiport developer-operator and an autonomous eVTOL developer.

As part of the new agreement, Wisk and Skyports will collaborate to determine locations for a viable vertiport network for SEQ.

The region is undergoing rapid and extensive development ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Wisk and Skyports’ partnership will identify opportunities for the safe development and scale-up of services to complement other transport investments, support tourism, and connect communities across the region.  

Brian Yutko, Wisk CEO, says: “Skyports has already been a strong partner to Wisk, and we are proud to build on the work we’re doing already, this time in Australia. Wisk is committed to bringing safe, emissions-free aviation to Queensland, and this partnership will get us one step closer to making our goal a reality.” 

Duncan Walker, CEO of Skyports, adds: “We’re pleased to publicly announce the work we are undertaking with Wisk to facilitate the launch of AAM services on Australia’s eastern coast. This collaboration will leverage our combined expertise to develop a robust, scalable infrastructure network to enable safe, efficient air taxi services for communities and visitors across the South East Queensland region.”

Wisk is a fully-owned Boeing subsidiary and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with locations around the world.