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SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Archer Aviation’s Midnight air taxi has wrapped up piloted demonstration flights in the Bay Area, capping a month-long tour dubbed “No Roads,” the startup announced Monday.
The Midnight is an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that can carry four passengers and one pilot.
The Northern California tour was intended to demonstrate the aircraft’s ability to connect cities seamlessly, Archer said. The next series of flights are planned for Los Angeles.
The program kicked off Sept. 4 with a roundtrip between Salinas Municipal Airport and Hollister Municipal Airport.
The announcement comes as executives gather in Las Vegas for NBAA-BACE, the business aviation industry’s largest convention, opening Tuesday. Archer is an exhibitor at the event.
“Flying (The) Midnight across multiple cities in Northern California shows we can connect communities with no roads, no traffic, and no emissions in minutes instead of hours,” said Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer. “That’s the future we’re working toward bringing to the Bay Area, Los Angeles and cities across the country.”
The flights were conducted in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration as it prepares for future operations under a federal eVTOL pilot program.
The NBAA-BACE runs through Thursday.
