Archer launches its 'Launch Edition' program, with Abu Dhabi Aviation as first Midnight customer

Archer Aviation/Midnight

Archer unveiled Launch Edition, a package in which it supplies early-adopter customers with Midnight aircraft plus pilots, technicians, engineers and booking software. Abu Dhabi Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding as the first customer, aiming to start air taxi passenger flights in Abu Dhabi with the UAE's aviation regulator. Definitive agreements were still pending.

• Launch Edition bundles aircraft, pilot and technical staff, booking software and training for early operators.
• Abu Dhabi Aviation is first Launch Edition customer; plans to deploy Midnight for passenger air taxi service in Abu Dhabi.
• MOU signed but definitive agreements still pending regulatory approvals and execution.
• Program designed to establish a 'pragmatic and repeatable commercialization playbook' for global deployment.