Archer announced that it has been selected as the
Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Through
this exclusive partnership, specific to the U.S. territory, 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 take-off-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 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 Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) at similar levels of safety as commercial airliners.
Midnight is made in the United States of America at Archer’s manufacturing
facilities in San Jose, CA. and Covington, GA.
Whether a Los Angeles resident, or a visitor,
Archer’s goal is for passengers to be able to go to a vertiport take-off 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.
The LA28 Paralympic Games will kick off 15 August
2028, and close 27 August 2028.
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