Top: (Wisk photo) Bottom: (GE Aviation photo) Advancing Electric Aerospace Our work in electric aviation is equally exciting. Boeing and Wisk are developing a two-passenger eVTOL air taxi which has flown more than 1,500 successful test flights since 2017. Boeing recently invested $450M in addition to previous funding, establishing Wisk as one of the most well-funded Advanced Air Mobility companies in the world. Wisk’s 6th generation eVTOL aircraft will represent a first-ever candidate for the certification of autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S. In early 2022, GE Aviation selected Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to support flight tests of its hybrid electric propulsion system using a modified Saab 340B aircraft and CT7-9B turboprop engines. The flight tests are in support of NASA and its Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project. We’re taking these learnings and incorporating them into a series of flight concept developments to understand the art of the possible in sustainable technology applications across markets. Innovating Safe Return to Travel Through the Confident Travel Initiative, Boeing has been working with airlines, industry organizations, infectious disease experts and behavioral specialists around the world to innovate and enhance health safeguards and develop new solutions. As air travel resumes and restrictions ease around the globe, the health and safety of those who fly is always our top priority. We continue working across the industry to enhance health safeguards and develop new solutions. Read more https://www.boeing.com/ confident-travel/ 2022 Sustainability Report 46 Contents People Introduction Communities Operations Reporting Approach & Governance Products & Services
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