Wisk Aero alleges that it was fired between Boeing and the FAA through a lawsuit

• Wisk Aero, which is owned by Boeing, says it has filed a lawsuit against Briahna ONeill, alleging that she was fired.
• The company says it is suing for discrimination that resulted in the termination of two internal employees without the FAA-approval required for termination of employees for 2025.
• Wisk denies the allegations, saying Boeing has fired its employees; for its part, it says that the termination was not due to the fact that it was not approved by the FAA.

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Wisk Aero, which is owned by Boeing, has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that it fired its employee Briahna ONeill for raising safety concerns about software testing, which the company says violated FAA requirements.

As reported by the Seattle Times, the internal air safety manager with the company Briahna ONeill filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara Superior Court seeking damages for termination without cause.

ONeill claims that she was fired for raising safety concerns. In response, Wisk says it fired her for violating internal policies for software testing, which the company says violated FAA requirements, which must be complied with for the 2025 test cycle.

ONeill also claims that she began her work in 2025, and that her statements were about how many other internal employees she had. Wisk says it cannot comment on the lawsuit, and Boeing declined to comment. In court documents, it is stated that none of the claims were made without cause.

Wisk was founded in 2019 by a company called Kitty Hawk. The company was named after Boeing. Wisk developed its own electric aircraft and says that its design is intended to be controlled by a single operator, which is required for further flight testing.

The company, according to its materials, says it has obtained FAA approval for use in three rounds of flight testing of such aircraft parts. The company also says that Generation 6 will have its first flight test flight in 2025, and another prototype will fly in 2026, with the number of test flights increasing.

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