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Flying taxi maker Archer Aviation has signed a multi-million dollar framework agreement to accelerate its planned commercial air taxi operations in the UAE.
The framework agreement, which includes in-country manufacturing, operations and training across the region, cements Abu Dhabi’s position as one of the world’s leaders in promoting urban air mobility ahead of the launch of air taxi services with Archer’s Midnight aircraft next year.
Archer will collaborate with ADIO to construct vertiports, operational enablement for air taxis in the UAE, and in-country manufacturing of Midnight aircraft.
“Abu Dhabi is leading the way in accelerating the launch of electric air taxis globally, and ADIO is proud to partner with Archer as one of the world’s most innovative companies,” said Badr Al-Olama, the director general of ADIO.
ADIO and Archer signed an MoU at the launch of ADIO’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster in 2023. SAVI…