Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation expects to start FAA certification flight-testing of the four-passenger battery-electric Midnight air taxi next year.

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced it has won a competitive bid process to acquire the patents of insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium.

China’s Aerofugia has rolled out the first AE200-100 eVTOL air taxi off its production line in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Joby Aviation has closed an equity sale worth $513.9 million in a move that fortifies its balance sheet as it gears up for the final stages of the FAA type certification process.

Archer and Joby are understood to have joined Advanced Air Mobility Group in placing competing bids for Lilium, the insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer.

Archer and Joby displayed their eVTOL aircraft at the California International Airshow in Salinas on Oct. 4-5.

Joby Aviation becomes the third electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer to fly a prototype at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Japan.

Archer Aviation and Soracle have expanded their partnership with a new plan to launch air taxi services in Osaka Prefecture and other urban areas in Japan.

South Korean eVTOL developer Plana has secured a letter of intent from helicopter operator Vonaer for 20 CP-01 hybrid-electric air taxis.

Given the delays so far, it remains unlikely that Supernal can enter service any time before early next decade at the soonest

Leading U.S. eVTOL air taxi startups announced plans to enlist in the U.S. Transportation Department's newly created eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Hyundai’s U.S. advanced air mobility subsidiary Supernal has paused development of its eVTOL air taxi.

As more focus has concentrated on flight test and manufacturing progress, a new consensus is that Joby is leading Archer by at least a year, possibly several.

Using eVTOLs to fly premium passengers di­rect to airport terminals has moved a step closer, and the race is on to see who breaks out first.

Cargo eVTOL transitions; Joby flies airport-to-airport; direct aviation by eSTOL; and drones drive advanced battery demand.

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Investors in eVTOL stocks have enjoyed eye-watering returns so far in 2025, but the sector’s rally may need a breather before it resumes.

Archer says it has three Midnight eVTOL air taxis in final assembly at its plant in San Jose, California, with three more on the way.

Archer has announced a pair of strategic acquisitions that it says will accelerate efforts to field a hybrid VTOL aircraft for the U.S. military.

Japan Airlines’ (JAL) eVTOL subsidiary, Soracle Corporation, is aiming to begin test flights using Archer Aviation’s Midnight platform over Osaka Bay in 2026.

Joby-L3Harris hybrid eVTOL; low-boom X-59 taxis; Skydweller three-day flight; collaborative autonomy framework.

German aerospace researcher John Lou has made a name for himself as a thought leader in advanced air mobility circles. Now, he's developing a battlefield drone.

An FAA advisory circular is expected to make it easier for new applicants to reach agreement with the regulator on the type certification basis for eVTOLs.

A U.S. court on July 21 denied a motion to dismiss a stockholder suit challenging Archer’s $1.7 billion 2021 merger with Atlas Crest Investments.