Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
Boeing’s decision to sell Wisk Aero is being viewed by analysts as a targeted effort to exit a struggling, non-core air-taxi business rather than the start of another divestment wave. The move reflects the aerospace giant’s focus on its broader turnaround priorities.
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Boeing’s decision to sell Wisk Aero is being viewed by analysts as a targeted effort to exit a struggling, non-core air-taxi business rather than the start of another divestment wave. The move reflects the aerospace giant’s focus on its broader turnaround priorities.
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Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, becoming the largest all-electric aircraft to fly. The test advances technologies intended for the company’s ES-30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft and provides an early validation point for electric regional aviation.
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