Archer Aviation reports ‘significant regulatory milestone’ for Midnight aircraft

Archer Aviation announced the FAA issued for public inspection the final airworthiness criteria for Archer’s Midnight aircraft. “This significant regulatory milestone provides the solidified path for Archer to achieve Type Certification for Midnight, the company said. Archer is one of two companies in the world to achieve this certification progress with the FAA for an eVTOL aircraft. The finalization of Archer’s airworthiness criteria unlocks the ability for Archer to work with the FAA to obtain the remaining final approvals on its certification and test plans,” the company stated. “Midnight is one giant step closer to taking passengers into the sky in the coming years in the U.S. The final airworthiness criteria for Midnight is an important step on our journey to make electric flying taxis an everyday reality,” said Billy Nolen, Archer Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer and former Administrator of the FAA. “Thank you to the team at the FAA for their continued hard work in support of making the electrification of aviation a reality.”