Archer Receives FAA Certification to Begin Operating Commercial Airline
June 05 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- Today Archer announced that it has received its Part 135 Air
Carrier & Operator Certificate from the FAA
- Archer is one of two air taxi manufacturers in the world to
have announced receipt of a Part 135 certification from the
FAA
- Archer plans to use conventional aircraft now to refine its
systems and procedures in advance of launching Midnight into
service when it receives Midnight’s Type Certification
- Archer will leverage its mobile booking application, vertiport
technology integrations, and proprietary operations software
platform all currently under development to deliver exceptional
experiences and journeys for passengers
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR), a leader in electric vertical
takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced its
subsidiary, Archer Air, has received its Part 135 Air Carrier &
Operator Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). This certificate allows Archer to begin operating aircraft
commercially to refine its systems and procedures in advance of
launching Midnight into service for airlines like United Airlines
when it receives Midnight’s Type Certification. Receiving the Part
135 certificate signals that Archer Air has developed, and
demonstrated to the FAA its adherence to, the necessary policies
and procedures to begin operating aircraft commercially in
accordance with the stringent safety and operational standards set
forth by the FAA. Today’s achievement is another key step that
demonstrates Archer’s work with the FAA continues to gain momentum
as Archer is now one of two air taxi manufacturers in the world to
have announced receipt of a Part 135 certificate from the FAA.
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The FAA presenting Archer’s Airline Team
and representatives from United with Archer’s Part 135 Certificate.
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In addition to its Part 135 certificate, Archer previously
announced it has received its Part 145 certificate from the FAA
allowing it to perform specialized aircraft repair services. This
means Archer has now received the two key operational certificates
required from the FAA for it to be in a position to begin its air
taxi operations when Midnight receives its Type Certification. The
FAA also recently issued the final airworthiness criteria for the
Midnight aircraft. The completion of the Part 135 certification
process involved five rigorous stages, which entailed the
submission of extensive documentation of operational manuals and
procedures, as well as Archer’s pilots needing to demonstrate
proficiency with those manuals and procedures under FAA
observation.
"We are honored to receive the Part 135 Air Carrier &
Operator Certificate from the FAA, which is another important
stepping stone on the way to commencing commercial air taxi
operations with our Midnight aircraft," said Adam Goldstein,
Founder and CEO of Archer. "This milestone reflects our team's
unwavering dedication to safety and operational excellence as we
stand up one of the world’s first electric air taxi services for
communities across the U.S. with a safe, sustainable and low noise
transportation solution.”
"The pace of progress and innovation that Archer has achieved
over the last few years is nothing short of impressive and today
marks another key milestone in their journey to bring safe,
sustainable, and low noise air taxi services to market," said Mike
Leskinen, United’s Chief Financial Officer. "United Airlines
extends our congratulations to Archer’s team on receiving their
Part 135 Air Carrier & Operator Certificate. Together, we look
forward to shaping the future of air transportation and delivering
unparalleled flying experiences to United passengers."
“We would like to thank the FAA for their ongoing collaboration
with Archer and congratulate the Archer Air team on achieving this
important milestone for the company,” said Tom Anderson, Archer
Air’s Chief Operating Officer. “Over my career, I’ve helped lead
the buildout of JetBlue and Breeze Airways and now that Archer has
its Part 135 and 145 Certificates from the FAA, I’m thrilled for
our incredible team to commence operations on this innovative new
air taxi service soon.”
Archer’s goal is to transform urban travel, replacing
60–90-minute commutes by car with estimated 10–20-minute electric
air taxi flights that are safe, sustainable, low noise, and
cost-competitive with ground transportation. Archer’s Midnight is a
piloted, four-passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid
back-to-back flights with minimal charge time between flights.
About Archer
Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and
landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer’s
mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how
they move and spend time. Archer's team is based in Santa Clara,
CA. To learn more, visit www.archer.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements regarding
Archer’s business plans and expectations, including statements
regarding its aircraft performance and the timing of Archer’s
development, certification and commercialization of its eVTOL
aircraft. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and
may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of
factors. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ from the results predicted are more fully
detailed in Archer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, available at www.sec.gov. In
addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained
herein are based on assumptions that Archer believes to be
reasonable as of the date of this press release. Archer undertakes
no obligation to update these statements as a result of new
information or future events.
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