Archer Aviation, FAA, DOT announce five-country alliance

Archer on Tuesday joined leaders from the FAA and DOT, including Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and acting FAA Administrator, Chris Rocheleau, to announce the formation of a five-country alliance to streamline the certification and deployment of eVTOL aircraft globally. This alliance includes the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The goal of this effort is to streamline the certification and validation process for eVTOL aircraft like Midnight, globally, Archer said, adding that this alliance has the potential to create a seamless pathway to bring Midnight to the skies of these other countries once the company obtains type certification in the U.S from the FAA. In his comments, Archer Founder and CEO Adam Goldstein said, “If you ever wanted to see a bat signal go up into the air and say Advanced Air Mobility is here, eVTOLS will be built, they will be certified and brought around the world, that’s today.”