About Us
This is what makes us Wisk.
About Us
This is what makes us Wisk.
We believe in a world where less time getting there means more time being there for the moments that matter. Our journey began with Kitty Hawk in 2010, and it’s where Cora, our self-flying air taxi, was born. Since she first took to the skies in 2017, she’s logged more than 1,000 test flights.
Wisk was established in 2019 as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation, two leaders in aviation who are shaping the future of mobility. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA with locations in Atlanta, GA and New Zealand, our vision of delivering safe, everyday flight for everyone is closer than ever to becoming reality.
Executive Leadership
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Gary Gysin
Chief Executive Officer
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Caryn Nightengale
Chief Financial Officer
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Jim Tighe
Chief Technical Officer
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Greg Bibbes
General Counsel
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Becky Tanner
Chief Marketing Officer
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Eric Johnson
Senior Vice President, Engineering
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Leon Villegas
Vice President, Manufacturing
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Dan Dalton
Vice President, Global Partnerships
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Denise Parsonage
Head of People
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Anna Kominik
New Zealand Country Director
Our Journey
FAQ
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What is Wisk’s mission?
Our mission is to deliver safe, everyday flight travel for everyone. With our self-flying, all-electric air taxi, Cora, we will make it possible to skip the traffic and get to where you’re going, faster. We are shaping the future of daily commutes and urban travel.
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Who are Wisk’s major partners and investors?
The Company was formed as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation to advance safe urban air mobility.
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What is Cora? Is it a flying car?
Cora is an all-electric, self-flying, 2 person eVTOL aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane. Cora is a product of Wisk and will give commuters another transportation option that gets them to their destination faster.
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When will the public be able to ride in Cora?
We are not putting timeframes around when services will begin. We have work to do and we are working constructively with regulatory authorities. We are looking forward to first sharing our service with the New Zealand public when the time is right.
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Why New Zealand as a starting point?
New Zealand is recognized for its safety-focused regulatory environment and a strong history of excellence in airspace management. These qualities are vital in giving people confidence that we are serious about making Cora the best air taxi in the market.
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How long have you been in New Zealand?
Our presence in New Zealand was established in December 2016 to test and work with the New Zealand Government, New Zealand Maori/iwi, business partners, and the community. We shipped our first air taxi to New Zealand in October 2017 and began testing shortly after that.
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What is the purpose of the agreement between Air New Zealand and Wisk New Zealand?
The agreement is a commitment to jointly explore the development and design of an electric, autonomous air taxi service, using Cora. Together, we are working toward a future where the speed and power of flight is woven into our everyday lives, and transportation is driven by clean, sustainable electric power.
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What’s the purpose of the agreement between the New Zealand Government and Wisk?
The formal agreement is to establish a passenger transport trial in Canterbury, New Zealand, with Cora as the selected aircraft. It is part of the New Zealand Government’s Airspace Integration Trials Program to support the safe testing and development of advanced unmanned aircraft and accelerate their integration into the aviation system, which the Government announced in October 2019.