Also: Archer Aviation, USDOT’s National AAM Strategy, Rocket Lab Win, Joby Prepares

Wisk Aero announced the successful completion of the first flight of its Generation 6 aircraft, a critical step forward in the company’s quest to deliver the first certified, autonomous passenger carrying eVTOL aircraft to market in the U.S. 

Wisk is the only developer that has designed, built, and flown six generations of eVTOL vehicles. The aircraft performed its initial vertical takeoff, hover, and stabilized flight maneuvers at the company’s flight test facility in Hollister, California. Eve Air Mobility’s uncrewed, full-scale eVTOL engineering prototype has successfully gone airborne, marking the transition from rigorous lab and component testing to an even more rigorous flight test campaign. The milestone reinforces Eve’s current schedule to get type certified, complete initial deliveries, and enter service in 2027. Jared “Rook” Isaacman was sworn in on December 18, 2025, as the 15th Administrator of NASA by District Judge Timothy J. Kelly. Isaacman took the oath during a ceremony held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. In his new role, Isaacman will lead the agency in its pursuit of exploration, scientific discovery, and innovation. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!

Airborne-NextGen 12.23.25 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

First Flight For Wisk Gen-6 Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft  
Eve’s Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype Logs Maiden Flight  
NASA Welcomes New Administrator Jared Isaacman  
Archer Aviation Runs With White House Executive Order
NATA Welcomes USDOT’s National Strategy On AAM
Rocket Lab Lands $816M Contract for Missile-Tracking Satellites 
Joby Prepares to Double US Manufacturing in 2027

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