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This work has the potential to deliver significant economic benefits for New Zealand, and helps put us on the map as a great environment for research and development. The Kea Atmos will offer data collection options for applications including environmental monitoring, agriculture, smart cities, forestry, maritime awareness and disaster management. The solar-powered Kea Atmos will be able to fly continuously in the upper atmosphere for months at a time, providing competitive pricing for high-resolution data collection. This partnership will support the development and testing of a new aircraft, the Kea Atmos, with the potential to transform aerial imaging. Kea Aerospace joined the programme in November 2020.

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Wisk has been testing Cora in New Zealand since 2017 after more than 9 years of development in the United States.

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The Government signed an MOU with Wisk to support the establishment of a world-first passenger transport trial of Cora, its self-flying, all-electric air taxi in Canterbury, New Zealand. Wisk New Zealand (formerly operating in New Zealand as Zephyr Airworks) became the first industry partner in the programme in early 2020. The programme is centrally managed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Innovative Partnerships' team, working alongside the Civil Aviation Authority, the Ministry of Transport, Airways and other key stakeholders to support industry partners to take their technology from testing to in-service operations.

These industry partners are testing and demonstrating uncrewed aircraft for a range of purposes including passenger transport, cargo delivery, agricultural services, and hazard management and monitoring services. The programme builds on the potential for innovation under New Zealand’s current Civil Aviation Rules, providing a mechanism for the government to work with leading, and innovative domestic and international industry partners. We have established an Airspace Integration Trials programme to facilitate the safe testing, development and market validation of advanced uncrewed aircraft, and accelerate their integration into our aviation system.Īirspace Integration Trials factsheet The Airspace Integration Trials programme

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