Deployment

Archer Midnight at California

Name: Archer Midnight at California
Start: 2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: California

Five-seat eVTOL aircraft with 12 tilt-six rotors. Targeting 60-mile range at 150 mph. FAA G-1 Issue Paper issued; Type Certificate application in progress. United Airlines launch customer.

Archer Midnight by Archer Aviation · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Recent coverage

Archer Aviation (ACHR) Kicks Off No Roads Tour With Los Angeles Vertiport PlansYahoo Finance · 2026-09-04
Boeing sells Wisk flying taxi, drone units to ArcherTransport Topics · 2026-08-11
Archer to Shape Physical AI Future of Aerospace and Defense with Acquisition of Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid Subsidiaries; Boeing to Invest in Archer and Collaborateinvestors.archer.com · 2026-08-10

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Archer Aviation acquired Boeing Wisk Aero and SkyGrid, consolidating automated air taxi efforts. Major eVTOL industry consolidation.

Key facts

Acquisition: Boeing Wisk Aero + SkyGrid
Date: August 10, 2026

Exposure

Customer segment: consumer
Scale tier: undisclosed

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Safety record

3 incidents on record (1 moderate, 2 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.

moderate: 1
minor: 2

Most recent: Jun 2026

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents on record (3)

Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL2026-06-15 · Regulatory action
Archer Aviation becomes first eVTOL company to close FAA Phase 3 of Type Certification process for Midnight2026-04-01 · Regulatory action
Archer Aviation selected for FAA AAM Integration Pilot Program spanning 26 states for Midnight eVTOL testing2026-03-09 · Regulatory action

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Model: Archer Midnight
Company: Archer Aviation
Location: United States/California
Operator: Archer Aviation
Status: announced
Operator type: maker operated
Scale at site: undisclosed
Site environment: outdoor
Location precision: verified coordinates
First seen: 2025-06-01
ID: 1f3c3868-8bb5-4028-8699-e2ba1a365f99

Timeline

Jun 2025
First recorded
Archer Midnight first documented operating at California.
Aug 2026
Current status: announced, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

https://www.latimes.com/2026/08/10/archer-boeing-wisk

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Archer Midnight deployment at California?

Archer Midnight, built by Archer Aviation, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Archer Aviation operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Archer Midnight at California?

Archer Aviation, the manufacturer of Archer Midnight, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Archer Midnight deployment at California go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Is the Archer Midnight deployment at California still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

Have there been incidents at the Archer Midnight deployment at California?

3 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Archer Midnight at California safe?

Archer Midnight at California has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 3 incidents on record (1 moderate, 2 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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