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Archer Expands eVTOL Launch Edition Program to Indonesia

Manufacturer expects to deliver first aircraft for trial operations in the UAE in coming weeks

Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft at the Paris Air Show — Archer is displaying a mockup of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft at the Paris Air Show. © David McIntosh/AIN

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

June 17, 2025

Archer Aviation this week expanded its network of so-called Launch Edition customers for its four-passenger Midnight eVTOL air taxi through an agreement with Indonesian conglomerate Industri Ketahanan Nasional (IKN). The $250 million deal, announced on Monday at the Paris Air Show, includes a provisional sales agreement covering up to 50 Midnight aircraft.

As with Archer’s other two Launch Edition partners—Abu Dhabi Aviation in the UAE and Ethiopian Airlines—IKN will work with its local regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Indonesia, to prepare the regulatory framework for commercial operations. In addition to developing an air-taxi network for the heavily congested city of Jakarta, the partners will develop other eVTOL use cases such as logistics and environmental surveillance to support the development of the country’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantara.

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