Hanneke Weitering

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Midnight prototype will fly in Northern California, Texas, and Florida

Archer Plans City-to-city Tour with Midnight eVTOL

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

A Midnight aircraft is on display in Los Angeles this week

Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles

Howard Hardee

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

Boeing takes nearly 20% stake and a board seat in all-stock deal

Archer To Acquire Wisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid from Boeing

Midnight prototype flew from Salinas to Monterey and back

Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip

Charles Alcock

Halo is the commercial version of the Thunder autonomous platform

Japanese Leasing Group Backs Archer’s Halo Utility Drone

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Autonomous Thunder aircraft unveiled on first day of Farnborough airshow

Archer and Anduril Join Hybrid Defense Drone Chase

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Program enables early commercial operations to inform future FAA rules

FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program Flips the Script on Certification

Filing alleges mislabeled imports and Chinese Communist Party ties

Archer Countersuit Targets Joby’s eVTOL Supply Chain

Kerry Lynch

Archer, Wisk, Beta, Joby, and others to take part in nationwide trials

DOT Selects Eight Projects for AAM Integration Trials

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Archer Plans City-to-city Tour with Midnight eVTOL

Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles

Archer To Acquire Wisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid from Boeing

Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip

Japanese Leasing Group Backs Archer’s Halo Utility Drone

Archer and Anduril Join Hybrid Defense Drone Chase

FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program Flips the Script on Certification

Archer Countersuit Targets Joby’s eVTOL Supply Chain

DOT Selects Eight Projects for AAM Integration Trials

Archer Plans Starlink Connectivity for Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

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