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Archer’s Midnight Showcases In-Country eVTOL Flight Test Campaign in UAE as Part of Its Commercial Launch Edition Program
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Image from one of Midnight’s recent flight tests in the UAE.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 13, 2025-- Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leading developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced the successful completion of an in-country eVTOL flight test campaign, showcasing Midnight’s full eVTOL flight envelope – including vertical takeoff, transition, and wingborne flight – in the UAE’s local operating environment and over desert areas. The campaign marks a major step forward in the implementation of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vision, developed under the supervision of the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC). In connection with this progress, Archer has now begun receiving payments under its definitive agreement with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) related to its Launch Edition program.