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Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip
Midnight prototype flew from Salinas to Monterey and back
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL prototype touches down at Monterey Regional Airport
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL prototype touches down at Monterey Regional Airport on July 30 after a flight of roughly eight minutes from Salinas. © Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation’s Midnight aircraft completed a piloted round-trip flight between two California airports on July 30, marking a step toward the electric air taxi operations the company plans to launch under the U.S. government’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) later this year.

The all-electric aircraft departed Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS)—home to Archer’s flight-test facility—and landed at Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) before making the return flight, the San Jose-based company announced on August 3. 

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