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Archer Stakes Claim to eVTOL Markets in UAE and India

The four-passenger Midnight aircraft is on display at the Dubai Airshow

Archer signs a sales agreement with InterGlobe for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft — Rahul Bhatia, group managing director of InterGlobe Enterprises, and Archer’s chief commercial officer Nikhil Goel signed a memorandum of understanding at InterGlobe’s headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: Archer Aviation)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 13, 2023

Plans to launch eVTOL air taxi services in India came to light last Thursday when InterGlobe Enterprises, parent company to the country's largest airline IndiGo, signed an agreement that could lead to a purchase of up to 200 of Archer Aviation's Midnight aircraft. The electric vehicle is on display at the Dubai Airshow, as Archer looks to cement its ambitions to get established in the UAE on the basis of a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office the U.S. startup also announced last week.

The memorandum of understanding signed with InterGlobe could see eVTOL commercial flights starting in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Archer aims to achieve FAA type certification in late 2025 and has plans to start operations in the U.S., working with partners including United Airlines. It says an air taxi network could materialize in both India and the UAE starting in 2026.

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