AI & AutonomyAnduril Teams With eVTOL Developer Archer To Pitch UK Military and Civil Aircraft Anduril Industries’ UK subsidiary this week announced it is leading a team with Archer Aviation to bid for future military and civil flight opportunities with the latter’s Midnight electric vertical Takeoff and…
Air TaxiArcher Tops 400 Flights with Midnight Aircraft - AIN, Sept. 3 Archer Aviation completed 402 flight tests thus far in 2024 with its Midnight eVTOL air taxi prototype, AIN reported. The company is seeking to gain FAA certification in 2025 and enter into…
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 TaxiArcher’s Design Team Shares Insights on “Midnight” eVTOL’s Interior and Exterior Archer Aviation recently revealed the name of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. While a detailed rendering of the aircraft has not yet been released, Archer shared a photo…
Air TaxiArcher Receives $10M Pre-Delivery Payment from United Airlines for 100 eVTOLs, Shares Q2 Financial Results On August 10, Archer Aviation announced that it received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 of Archer’s production aircraft, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. The…