Miami Stakes Its Claim to an Urban Air Mobility Future

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he wants eVTOL aircraft providing flights across the South Florida city by 2024.

Archer eVTOL aircraft — Archer Aviation is proposing to use its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to provide air taxi service in and around the city of Miami where some waterfront locations are currently only reached by congested roads. (Image: Archer Aviation)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 5, 2021

Miami aims to have urban air mobility public transportation services by 2024, according to plans announced this week by the South Florida city’s mayor, Francis Suarez. Via social media, he confirmed a March 1 meeting with Adam Goldstein and Brett Adcock, cofounders of eVTOL aircraft developer Archer Aviation. Also at the meeting was former Uber Elevate executive Nikhil Goel, who left the ride-hailing group in 2020 to launch his own business.

The mayor’s office has not confirmed whether it has reached a firm agreement to launch services with Archer, which last month announced plans to establish an air taxi network in Los Angeles using its four-seat all-electric eVTOL design, which is due to be certified for commercial operations by 2024. The aircraft is expected to be able to fly up to around 60 miles at up to 150 mph. The company told FutureFlight it had no further comment to make on the meeting with Mayor Suarez.

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