• On July 30th, Archer’s all-electric Midnight aircraft completed a piloted roundtrip journey between Salinas Municipal Airport and Monterey Regional Airport as the company prepares to begin operations later this year under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).
• Each leg of the roundtrip journey was completed in ~9 minutes, a fraction of the ~35+ minutes the same trip can take by car, and was flown in close coordination with the FAA. (Watch Video)
• Beyond this flight, Archer is preparing for operations in Los Angeles ahead of their exclusive partnership with the LA28 Olympic Games and across its eIPP partner states, working with federal, state, and municipal governments to establish the procedures, infrastructure, and local operational capabilities needed to support future air taxi operations.
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 3, 2026 — Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) today announced the completion of a piloted roundtrip journey with its all-electric Midnight aircraft on July 30th, departing from Salinas Municipal Airport and landing at Monterey Regional Airport before making the return flight. Archer worked closely with the FAA to execute this piloted, round trip inter city flight, a major step toward launching Midnight operations under the White House’s eIPP program later this year. (....)