Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University&#039;s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. After spending several years in the Pacific Northwest, she has returned to the Knoxville area.

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Archer Aviation has selected a location for the manufacturing facility where it will mass produce its four-seat&nbsp;<a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/aircraft-program/midnight">Midnight eVTOL air taxi</a>.&nbsp;The California-based company plans to build its new manufacturing facility&nbsp;in Covington, Georgia, on a 96-acre site adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport (CVC).&nbsp;
Initially, Archer will build a 350,000-square-foot facility&nbsp;capable of producing up to 650 Midnight aircraft per year, and construction&nbsp;is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024. Eventually, Archer hopes to add another&nbsp;550,000 square feet to the facility, after which the company says it will&nbsp;be capable of producing about 2,300 Midnight aircraft per year. Archer says the factory will create about 1,000 jobs in Georgia over the long term.&nbsp;
Archer, which has partnered with United Airlines, plans to initially use these air taxis to transport passengers between city centers and airports with United hubs. Just last week the company announced what will be <a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2022-11-09/archer-and-united-airlines-announce-evtol-air-taxi-route-between-manhattan">its first air taxi route</a> between Newark Liberty International Airport and Downtown Manhattan Heliport&nbsp;in New York City.&nbsp;
“After many months of discussion and evaluation, we’re excited to select Georgia as the location for our manufacturing facility,” said Archer CEO Adam Goldstein. “The U.S. has long led the world in aerospace technology, and Georgia has played a vital role in that industry.
“Our eVTOL technology can transform how urban and rural communities live and commute, and this factory can create pathways to highly skilled manufacturing jobs and other ladders of social and economic opportunity,”&nbsp;Goldstein added.
After conducting an extensive test flight campaign with its <a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2021-12-20/archer-achieves-first-flight-maker-evtol-technology-demonstrator">Maker</a> technology demonstrator, Archer will reveal its first Midnight eVTOL later this week during a special event at the company's Palo Alto facility. The aircraft is expected to achieve type certification in 2024, and Archer has said it will begin transporting passengers in 2025.&nbsp;

Hanneke Weitering

Archer's manufacturing facility will be located on a 96-acre site adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia. (Image: Archer Aviation)

Archer To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

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