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Archer Aviation Inc. develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and related technologies for advanced air mobility. News about ACHR centers on the company’s Midnight piloted electric air taxi, certification activity with aviation regulators, U.S. and UAE air taxi programs, and the infrastructure needed to support commercial operations.
Recurring updates also cover operating and financial results, aircraft testing and production investment, connectivity and technology partnerships, engineering hubs, and commercial and defense-sector initiatives. Midnight is described by the company as a piloted electric air taxi designed for four passengers, with redundant aircraft systems including 12 engines and propellers.
Archer Aviation (ACHR) and partners BETA Technologies and Macquarie Capital, through America's Consortium for Electric Skyways (ACES), plan to extend their interoperable electric aviation charging network to Texas to support Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) air taxi operations under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).
ACES intends to work with TxDOT over the coming months to identify expected eVTOL routes and optimal charging locations at airports, FBOs and other sites. ACES has a stated goal of electrifying up to 250 air taxi sites across major U.S. airports and metro areas over the next decade. Planned regional test flights will focus on connecting the Texas Triangle cities and rural communities, alongside Archer’s broader “No Roads” flight tour and preparations for future commercial air taxi operations.
Archer Aviation (ACHR) reported that its all-electric Midnight aircraft completed a piloted roundtrip flight between Salinas Municipal Airport and Hollister Municipal Airport on September 4, marking the first stop of its ‘No Roads’ tour.
The roughly 40-mile roundtrip took about 12 minutes each way, compared with about 40 minutes or more by car. Midnight reached speeds of 125 mph and cruised at 3,550 feet. The tour, conducted in coordination with the FAA and local partners, is planned to continue with additional flights across Northern California, followed by operations in the Los Angeles area and participation in the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program in Texas, Florida and New York.
Archer Aviation (ACHR) launched its ‘No Roads’ flight tour, expanding city-to-city test flights across the United States starting in Northern California.
The tour, coordinated with the FAA, will feature Midnight eVTOL flights between cities such as Hollister, Monterey, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco and later the Los Angeles area, Texas and Florida. It follows more than 70 test flights in August and a piloted roundtrip between Salinas and Monterey. The program aims to showcase low-noise, zero-operating-emission air taxis that cut 60–90 minute car trips to about 10–20 minutes, and to build operational readiness for Archer’s role as Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Games and participant in the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and sports and live entertainment company AEG announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to develop downtown Los Angeles’ first vertiport at L.A. LIVE, making Archer the district’s exclusive air taxi provider. The vertiport would serve Archer’s all‑electric Midnight aircraft, enabling 10–20 minute urban trips to and from the four‑million‑square‑foot sports and entertainment district adjacent to Crypto.com Arena.
According to Archer, an initial feasibility study covering land use, airspace, power and community impact is complete, and the partners are now reviewing operations and guest experience. The site is planned to use BETA Technologies’ chargers via the ACES consortium and supports Archer’s role as Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Games and Team USA.
Archer (NYSE: ACHR) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $5.0 million, up from $1.6 million in Q1 2026, and a net loss of $263.2 million. Total operating expenses were $284.2 million, with non-GAAP operating expenses of $192.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA loss of $177.1 million. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $1.56 billion at June 30, 2026, down $215.3 million sequentially.
Archer announced a planned transaction to acquire Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid from Boeing to build an end-to-end physical AI platform; Insitu is expected to add over $200 million in annual revenue based on its current financials. Boeing is set to take a strategic stake and become a long-term partner. Archer also unveiled its dual-use autonomous hybrid VTOL platform with Anduril (commercial Halo, defense Thunder), launched its aviation-focused AI foundation model ZEE, and completed piloted city-to-city Midnight flights in California in preparation for operations under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program later in 2026.
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) announced definitive agreements for Archer to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The transaction is intended to create an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense by combining autonomy, eVTOL and UAS capabilities with Archer’s ZEE AI foundation model.
According to Archer, Insitu adds a profitable defense business generating over $200 million in annual revenue with operations across 35 countries, while Wisk, SkyGrid and Insitu contribute nearly two million combined flight hours of autonomous operations. Boeing will take a stake in Archer, become a strategic partner, and enter a collaboration and technology-sharing arrangement that lets Boeing retain access to Wisk’s core autonomous flight technology. The deal is subject to conditions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust review, and is expected to close by the end of 2026.
Archer (NYSE: ACHR) announced that its aviation foundation model, ZEE, has achieved a technical breakthrough: accurately predicting real-time aircraft trajectories on airport surfaces minutes into the future. The model fuses ADS-B, ATC communications, maps, aircraft state, terrain and weather data to create an active predictive layer for air traffic management.
According to Archer, ZEE uses a generative framework called conditional flow matching to model multiple possible futures and a vision transformer trained on high-resolution satellite imagery to recognize runways, taxiways and aprons. The technology is already being tested at Hawthorne Airport, with broader pilot programs planned with commercial partners and regulators.
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) reported that on July 30 its all-electric Midnight aircraft completed a piloted roundtrip flight between Salinas Municipal Airport and Monterey Regional Airport, with each inter-city leg taking about nine minutes versus roughly 35+ minutes by car, in coordination with the FAA.
According to Archer, this mission is a key step toward launching Midnight operations later in 2026 under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) and supports planned services in Los Angeles, including its role as Official Air Taxi Provider for the LA28 Olympic Games and operations across partner states such as Texas, Florida and New York.
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) plans to release its second quarter 2026 operating update and financial results after market close on Monday, August 10, 2026. The company will host a live webcast to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, accessible via its investor relations website, with a replay available.
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) introduced Halo, the commercial variant of a jointly-developed dual-use autonomous VTOL aircraft platform created with Anduril. Halo shares its airframe, hybrid-electric powertrain and core systems with Thunder, the defense variant unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow, and offers configurable payloads based on mission needs.
The platform builds on eight years of Archer’s eVTOL development, featuring a series hybrid-electric powertrain, dual optimum-speed tiltrotors, global self-deployment capability and containerizable transport. Archer named Marubeni Aerospace Corporation as Halo’s strategic launch partner, focusing on joint market research, use case identification and future commercial introduction across logistics, offshore energy, freight, humanitarian, medical and maritime applications.