Regulations and Government
Archer Aviation Receives Part 135 Operating Certificate
Its Archer Air subsidiary may begin on-demand commercial air taxi services
Archer Aviation's airline subsidiary, Archer Air, received a Part 135 air carrier and operator from the FAA in June 2024.
Archer Aviation's airline subsidiary, Archer Air, received a Part 135 air carrier and operator certificate from the FAA in June 2024.

The FAA has issued a Part 135 air carrier and operator certificate to Archer Aviation, permitting the eVTOL manufacturer to begin on-demand commercial air taxi operations. While the company works to complete the type certification process for its Midnight eVTOL air taxi, it can use already-certified conventional airplanes to refine its systems and procedures.

An Archer spokesperson told AIN that the company will use a Beechcraft Bonanza A36—a six-seat piston airplane that it already owns—to begin flying planned eVTOL routes in the San Francisco Bay Area, near its headquarters in San Jose, California.

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