HANGAR TALK UAS & eVTOL NEWS RELATING TO UNCrewed, AAM & eVTOL SYSTEMS


Archer Selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA


Archer recently announced it has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA.


Through this exclusive partnership, the two will look to integrate Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft across the LA28 Games in a variety of ways, such as transporting VIPs, fans, and stakeholders, while electrifying vertiport takeoff-and-landing hubs for key venues and providing support for emergency services and security.


Archer and LA28 will introduce the company’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft to Los Angeles, which is expected to host over 15 million visitors and broadcast to billions of viewers globally over the course of the games. The partnership includes support for Team USA through LA28.


Midnight is Archer’s piloted electric air taxi designed to carry up to four passengers


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while producing less noise and emissions than a traditional helicopter.


The eVTOL aircraft is built with redundant, fault-tolerant systems, including 12 total engines and propellers, allowing Archer to target certification with the FAA at similar levels of safety as commercial airliners.


Midnight is made in America at Archer’s manufacturing facilities in San Jose, California, and Covington, Georgia.


Whether a Los Angeles resident or a visitor, Archer’s goal is for passengers to be able to go to a vertiport takeoff and landing hub near a key venue and then fly 10-20 minutes in Midnight to their destination of choice within Archer’s LA network, a valuable option as games spectators and participants move throughout the city.


Archer’s planned network in LA includes vertiports at key venues that are central to the LA28 Games, including the stadium in Inglewood and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Additionally, the network is planned to include critical visitor hubs,


including Los Angeles International Airport, Hollywood, Orange County, and Santa Monica.


“We want to transform the way people get around Los Angeles and leave a legacy that shapes the future of transportation in America. There’s no better time to do that than during the LA28 Games,” said Adam Goldstein, CEO and founder of Archer Aviation. “I can’t wait to see Midnight flying passengers over Los Angeles, emblazoned with the Team USA logo and the Olympic Rings and Paralympic Agitos.”


“At LA28, we’re building a platform for constant innovation and creativity, which is why we’ve partnered with forward-thinking companies like Archer,” said LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman. “Our vision is to fundamentally reimagine the Olympic and Paralympic Games experience, and this partnership represents an incredible opportunity to deliver something unprecedented, showcasing the very best of what Los Angeles has to offer on the world stage.”


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