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EVTOL Company Archer Aviation Makes Two Big Middle East Moves
Archer Aviation will support Saudi regenerative tourism and supply powertrain technology for 50 autonomous Omen vehicles in the UAE, advancing regional air mobility.
- On Wednesday, Archer Aviation signed a memorandum with The Helicopter Company to bring Midnight to Saudi Arabia and a three-party deal with THC and Red Sea Global at the Dubai Airshow.
- The deal advances Saudi Arabia's Advanced Air Mobility roadmap, with Archer planning to deploy Midnight at Red Sea Global resorts next year to support regenerative tourism, replacing seaplanes.
- On November 14, Archer reported successful UAE test flights including vertical, transition and wingborne phases, and payments under the Launch Edition program with Abu Dhabi Aviation have started.
- Last week, Abu Dhabi activated an investment framework to field at least two piloted vehicles with Abu Dhabi Aviation and Etihad Aviation Training, while planning 10 vertiports and GCAA certification by next year.
- Growing orders and rival agreements position the Middle East as an early commercial eVTOL market, with the UAE initial commitment of 50 Omen systems creating a new revenue stream for Archer as powertrain supplier, while Joby Aviation signed a similar Dubai Airshow deal.
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The Helicopter Company, a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced its collaboration with Archer Aviation to manufacture electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This collaboration will launch the "Midnight" air taxi service in the Kingdom, in partnership with Red Sea International, one of the Kingdom's largest national projects. This partnership establishes a pilot framework aimed at testing the next generation o…
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