Air TaxiArcher Raises $300 Million For Development Of eVTOL Manufacturing Capabilities Archer on Feb. 11 said it has raised $300 million from institutional investors that it will put toward development of advanced manufacturing—to include batteries and composites—related to its hybrid-propulsion vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Expands Partnership with Archer In a significant advancement for both the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Archer Aviation Inc. has announced an expanded partnership with the U.S.…
Air TaxiFAA Updates Its Blueprint for Future Air Taxi Operations The introduction and integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) operations, which includes electric air taxis and autonomous vehicles, is one of the challenges currently facing the aviation industry. With a variety of…
Air TaxiArcher and United Announce Plans for First Commercial eVTOL Route in Chicago Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced the first commercial route for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft—from Newark Airport to a heliport in downtown Manhattan—last November. Today, the companies announced another…
RegulationFAA Publishes Proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight eVTOL The Airworthiness Criteria for the electric aircraft designed by Archer Aviation have been published by the Federal Aviation Administration. This is an important achievement for the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiDevelopments in eVTOL Aircraft: Highlights from 2022 It has been an eventful year for leading eVTOL developers. Now that 2022 is coming to a close, we’re taking a look back at the progress some of the major players have…
Air TaxiArcher’s Demonstrator Aircraft Achieves Full Transition Flight Maker, the demonstrator aircraft developed by Archer Aviation, made its first successful transition from vertical lift to full wing-borne flight last week. Maker is a full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiArcher Unveils Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Archer Aviation revealed its production aircraft, Midnight, to the public today following its Open House event in Palo Alto on Nov. 16. The company previously developed a demonstrator aircraft, called Maker, to…
Air TaxiArcher and United Reveal Plans for First eVTOL Route in the U.S. Today, Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced what will be the first of many routes connecting airports to city centers. This first route will connect Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) with the…
Air TaxiPanelists at NBAA Discuss Certification and Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility ORLANDO, Fla. — At the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) last week, representatives from the FAA, Eviation, Textron, Overair, and Archer Aviation discussed the most pressing challenges for the…