By 2025, Archer Aviation hopes to operate an air taxi service in Chicago. That’s the bull’s-eye, and the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) manufacturer is steadily adding arrows to its quill to hit it.
The latest—and biggest to date—was the company’s rollout of its fully assembled Midnight eVTOL, a major milestone that Archer says will allow it to begin flight tests as early as this summer. After that, it’ll move to testing with the FAA, with the goal of achieving type certification by the end of 2024.
