Aircraft
Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles
A Midnight aircraft is on display in Los Angeles this week
Midnight at LA Live
Archer is showcasing a full-scale mockup of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft at L.A. Live on August 24 and August 25. © Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) plan to develop a vertiport for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis at L.A. Live, the 27-acre sports and entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles, under an exclusive partnership the companies announced on Monday.

L.A. Live is the first specific downtown site Archer has named, though the company has included downtown Los Angeles in its network plans for years. The site would add a node to the Los Angeles network Archer is assembling around the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, for which the company is the “official air taxi provider” of LA28 and Team USA.

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