#archeraviation — Public Fediverse posts

The coming air age that wasn’t: How Igor Sikorsky provided the template for eVTOL hype

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/historical-context/coming-air-age-igor-sikorsky-evtol-hype-urban-air-mobilty/

United CEO is skeptical of eVTOL airport taxis, but FAA has a more nuanced take

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-control/united-skeptical-evtol-airport-taxis-faa-simulations-scott-kirby/

Understanding U.S. eVTOL developers’ long trudge through certification

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/us-evtol-developers-certification-hurdles-archer-joby-beta/

Flying cars are coming to Texas

Archer Aviation will begin the first steps to support the launch of their Midnight aircraft by summer 2026.

https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-03-12/flying-cars-are-coming-to-texas

#Texas #FAA #ArcherAviation #FlyingCars #AirTaxis #TheJetsons #eVTOL

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

Archer Aviation Gains Serbia Air Taxi Role As Valuation Debate Grows https://www.byteseu.com/1758003/ #ACHR #AirTaxi #ArcherAviation #EVTOLAircraft #GovernmentOfSerbia #Serbia

Archer Serbia Air Taxi Deal Adds Real World Test For Midnight https://www.byteseu.com/1753018/ #AirMobility #ArcherAviation #GovernmentOfSerbia #JobyAviation #Serbia

Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/vertical-aerospace-stock-market-evtol-fundraising/

Weekly output: Android 16, Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation

We got our first snow of the season Friday morning, and it was such a treat to look out the windows of my home office and see the tree branches outside covered in white. It remains a delight to live in a place with distinct seasons.

I wrote an extra post on Patreon this week but broke from my usual practice by opening it to everybody on that site. So if you’ve been looking for a cheat sheet on how to get some money back on your holiday shopping via credit-card cashback offers and shopping portals, look no further.

12/2/2025: Second Major Android 16 Update Adds Expanded Parental Controls, AI-Condensed Notifications, More, PCMag

Google’s description of this update did not make it clear how this new parental-controls interface would appear in the Settings app, but now that it’s landed on my Pixel 9 Pro I can confirm that it bumps them up to a top-level menu item in that app.

12/3/2025: Are we finally closing in on a ‘Futurama’-like era of flying cars?, Fast Company

Before I could finish this piece based on my interview of a Joby Aviation executive at Web Summit, that eVTOL startup sued its competitor Archer Aviation. That required me to ping both companies for comment, and then filing and editing the story took a few more days.

12/3/2025: Archer Aviation Unwraps Plans for Air-Taxi Network Around Miami, PCMag

I wrote a second piece about eVTOL ambitions, this time about Archer’s plans for service around Miami. If you compare this piece to the posts I did about air-taxi startups three years ago, you should notice a lot more skepticism about the forecasts these companies have shared–and I can’t blame you for wondering why it was absent from my earlier coverage.

#airTaxi #android16 #archerAviation #evtol #jobyAviation #parentalControls

Weekly output: Android 16, Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation

We got our first snow of the season Friday morning, and it was such a treat to look out the windows of my home office and see the tree branches outside covered in white. It remains a delight to live in a place with distinct seasons.

I wrote an extra post on Patreon this week but broke from my usual practice by opening it to everybody on that site. So if you’ve been looking for a cheat sheet on how to get some money back on your holiday shopping via credit-card cashback offers and shopping portals, look no further.

12/2/2025: Second Major Android 16 Update Adds Expanded Parental Controls, AI-Condensed Notifications, More, PCMag

Google’s description of this update did not make it clear how this new parental-controls interface would appear in the Settings app, but now that it’s landed on my Pixel 9 Pro I can confirm that it bumps them up to a top-level menu item in that app.

12/3/2025: Are we finally closing in on a ‘Futurama’-like era of flying cars?, Fast Company

Before I could finish this piece based on my interview of a Joby Aviation executive at Web Summit, that eVTOL startup sued its competitor Archer Aviation. That required me to ping both companies for comment, and then filing and editing the story took a few more days.

12/3/2025: Archer Aviation Unwraps Plans for Air-Taxi Network Around Miami, PCMag

I wrote a second piece about eVTOL ambitions, this time about Archer’s plans for service around Miami. If you compare this piece to the posts I did about air-taxi startups three years ago, you should notice a lot more skepticism about the forecasts these companies have shared–and I can’t blame you for wondering why it was absent from my earlier coverage.

#airTaxi #android16 #archerAviation #evtol #jobyAviation #parentalControls

Weekly output: Android 16, Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation

We got our first snow of the season Friday morning, and it was such a treat to look out the windows of my home office and see the tree branches outside covered in white. It remains a delight to live in a place with distinct seasons.

I wrote an extra post on Patreon this week but broke from my usual practice by opening it to everybody on that site. So if you’ve been looking for a cheat sheet on how to get some money back on your holiday shopping via credit-card cashback offers and shopping portals, look no further.

12/2/2025: Second Major Android 16 Update Adds Expanded Parental Controls, AI-Condensed Notifications, More, PCMag

Google’s description of this update did not make it clear how this new parental-controls interface would appear in the Settings app, but now that it’s landed on my Pixel 9 Pro I can confirm that it bumps them up to a top-level menu item in that app.

12/3/2025: Are we finally closing in on a ‘Futurama’-like era of flying cars?, Fast Company

Before I could finish this piece based on my interview of a Joby Aviation executive at Web Summit, that eVTOL startup sued its competitor Archer Aviation. That required me to ping both companies for comment, and then filing and editing the story took a few more days.

12/3/2025: Archer Aviation Unwraps Plans for Air-Taxi Network Around Miami, PCMag

I wrote a second piece about eVTOL ambitions, this time about Archer’s plans for service around Miami. If you compare this piece to the posts I did about air-taxi startups three years ago, you should notice a lot more skepticism about the forecasts these companies have shared–and I can’t blame you for wondering why it was absent from my earlier coverage.

#airTaxi #android16 #archerAviation #evtol #jobyAviation #parentalControls

Weekly output: Android 16, Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation

We got our first snow of the season Friday morning, and it was such a treat to look out the windows of my home office and see the tree branches outside covered in white. It remains a delight to live in a place with distinct seasons.

I wrote an extra post on Patreon this week but broke from my usual practice by opening it to everybody on that site. So if you’ve been looking for a cheat sheet on how to get some money back on your holiday shopping via credit-card cashback offers and shopping portals, look no further.

12/2/2025: Second Major Android 16 Update Adds Expanded Parental Controls, AI-Condensed Notifications, More, PCMag

Google’s description of this update did not make it clear how this new parental-controls interface would appear in the Settings app, but now that it’s landed on my Pixel 9 Pro I can confirm that it bumps them up to a top-level menu item in that app.

12/3/2025: Are we finally closing in on a ‘Futurama’-like era of flying cars?, Fast Company

Before I could finish this piece based on my interview of a Joby Aviation executive at Web Summit, that eVTOL startup sued its competitor Archer Aviation. That required me to ping both companies for comment, and then filing and editing the story took a few more days.

12/3/2025: Archer Aviation Unwraps Plans for Air-Taxi Network Around Miami, PCMag

I wrote a second piece about eVTOL ambitions, this time about Archer’s plans for service around Miami. If you compare this piece to the posts I did about air-taxi startups three years ago, you should notice a lot more skepticism about the forecasts these companies have shared–and I can’t blame you for wondering why it was absent from my earlier coverage.

#airTaxi #android16 #archerAviation #evtol #jobyAviation #parentalControls

Saudi Arabia brings a critical eye to appraising eVTOL readiness

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/saudi-arabia-critical-eye-evtol-joby-archer-sandbox-trials/

I caught up with Shane Arnott of #Anduril Industries in Dubai last week to discuss the company's new Omen #drone and supplier agreement with #eVTOL developer #ArcherAviation, which has interesting strategy implications for both companies. Full story is online at The Air Current. #aviation #electricaviation #defensetech https://theaircurrent.com/defense/archer-anduril-omen-defense-tech-evtol-investment/

Archer, Anduril deal shows defense tech profiting from eVTOL progress

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/defense/archer-anduril-omen-defense-tech-evtol-investment/

Joby Aviation has filed a lawsuit against rival Archer Aviation, alleging corporate espionage as competition heats up in the US air taxi market.
#YonhapInfomax #JobyAviation #ArcherAviation #CorporateEspionage #EVTOL #Lawsuit #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=91932

Honda draws back the curtain on eVTOL development

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/honda-evtol-development-dubai-update/

Archer Aviation buys Lilium’s €18M patent portfolio, gaining key eVTOL tech like ducted fans and flight controls. This boosts Archer’s edge in urban, regional, and defense electric aircraft, turning Lilium’s innovations into future flying products.

#ArcherAviation #Lilium #eVTOL #ElectricAircraft #Innovation #Aerospace #Patents #TECHi

Read Full Article Here : - https://www.techi.com/archer-acquires-lilium-patents-electric-aircraft-future/

#ArcherAviation is acquiring the patents of defunct German #eVTOL developer #Lilium for 18 million euros, having prevailed in a competitive bidding process that also attracted rival #Joby. I spoke with Archer's CEO and chief legal and strategy officer about the deal for my latest story in The Air Current. #aviation #electricaviation https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/archer-lilium-evtol-patent-portfolio/

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Selected for Osaka Air Taxi Service Launch

09/29/2025 – 08:30 AM


This ma…
#Japan #JP #Osaka #ACHR #AdamGoldstein #airtaxiservice #ArcherAviation #eVTOLmanufacturing #HiromasaNakano #japanairlines #japantransportation #kansairegion #MidnighteVTOL #news #osakanews #osakaprefecture #Soracle #SumitomoCorporation #UrbanAirMobility #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1380792/archers-midnight-evtol-selected-for-osaka-air-taxi-service-launch/

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Selected for Osaka Air Taxi Service Launch

09/29/2025 – 08:30 AM


This ma…
#Japan #JP #Osaka #ACHR #AdamGoldstein #airtaxiservice #ArcherAviation #eVTOLmanufacturing #HiromasaNakano #japanairlines #japantransportation #kansairegion #MidnighteVTOL #news #osakanews #osakaprefecture #Soracle #SumitomoCorporation #UrbanAirMobility #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1380792/archers-midnight-evtol-selected-for-osaka-air-taxi-service-launch/

https://www.alojapan.com/1380792/archers-midnight-evtol-selected-for-osaka-air-taxi-service-launch/ Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Selected for Osaka Air Taxi Service Launch #ACHR #AdamGoldstein #AirTaxiService #ArcherAviation #EVTOLManufacturing #HiromasaNakano #JapanAirlines #JapanTransportation #KansaiRegion #MidnightEVTOL #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #OsakaPrefecture #Soracle #SumitomoCorporation #UrbanAirMobility #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 09/29/2025 – 08:30

https://www.alojapan.com/1380792/archers-midnight-evtol-selected-for-osaka-air-taxi-service-launch/ Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Selected for Osaka Air Taxi Service Launch #ACHR #AdamGoldstein #AirTaxiService #ArcherAviation #EVTOLManufacturing #HiromasaNakano #JapanAirlines #JapanTransportation #KansaiRegion #MidnightEVTOL #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #OsakaPrefecture #Soracle #SumitomoCorporation #UrbanAirMobility #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 09/29/2025 – 08:30

Weekly output: American Airlines WiFi, Archer Aviation eVTOL air taxis, Google display-ads antitrust violations

During one of the busier travel weeks of the year (happy Easter, everyone), it only seems right for two of my posts for clients to involve commercial aviation. Airlines also figure in my own schedule over the coming week, because Saturday night I depart for Brazil to moderate three panels at Web Summit Rio.

In addition to the posts below, I wrote one Thursday for Patreon readers about how my attitude about taking press trips–meaning, trips subsidized by the company or organization behind the event in question–has changed over the past 10 years.

4/15/2025: Free Inflight Wi-Fi (Finally) Coming to American Airlines, PCMag

AA started this week with the least-competitive WiFi pricing of any U.S. carrier, and now it has one of the most-asterisked announcements of free WiFi among its competitors.

4/17/2025: Archer Aviation, United Airlines Tease Electric Air Taxi Hops to NYC Airports, PCMag

Spending half an hour on a Teams call with Archer’s chief commercial officer Nikhil Goel yielded details left out of the the company’s press release–as well as a questionable assurance that the Trump administration’s devotion to innovation would speed the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of its Midnight electric vertical-take-off-and-landing aircraft.

4/17/2025: Google Guilty of ‘Willfully Anticompetitive Acts’ in Display-Ads Business, Court Finds, PCMag

A little over two years after I filed a post from a deli in Wallops Island, Va., about the Justice Department’s lawsuit alleging multiple antitrust violations by Google in its display-ads business, I covered Judge Leonie Brinkema holding for the plaintiffs on three of their five claims in a ruling that could lead to the forced divestiture of major parts of Google’s display-ads business. Since that business has done my own industry few favors in recent years, I don’t feel too sorry for Google about that possibility.

#AA #airTaxi #AmericanAirlines #AmericanAirlinesWiFi #ArcherAviation #bannerAds #displayAds #eVTOL #EWR #GoogleAntitrust #GoogleDisplayAds #inflightWiFi #LGA #NYC #NYCAirports #UnitedAirlines

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal doesn't expect to see #eVTOL air taxis flying in #NYC until late 2027 or early 2028. But eVTOL companies are actively staking their claims in the market, as evidenced by today's route announcement from #ArcherAviation and #UnitedAirlines, which I wrote about for The Air Current. #aviation #electricaviation https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/archer-united-new-york-evtol-air-taxi-routes/

“Prophets of War “ (Peter Thiel - Elon Musk - Palmer Luckey)
The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts USA
https://tomdispatch.com/the-new-age-militarists/

#militaryindustrialcomplex #ai #ArcherAviation #Anduril
#CerebusCapital #DOGE #LockheedMartin #Palantir #Project2025

In 2021, the downside cases in a Reinvent Technology Partners investment memo struck me as perhaps the most interesting part of #Joby and Reinvent's pitch to #eVTOL investors. Four years later, that memo looks remarkably prescient, as I explain in my latest story for The Air Current. #aviation #electricaviation #archeraviation https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/joby-archer-uae-plan-b-downside-middle-east-defense-evtol/

US investment media Motley Fool identifies three stocks in tech and defense sectors as potential 'next Palantir', highlighting BlackSky Technology, Redwire, and Archer Aviation
#YonhapInfomax #MotleyFool #Palantir #BlackSkyTechnology #Redwire #ArcherAviation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=51156

Other #eVTOL developers may be dropping like flies, but investors keep giving #ArcherAviation more money — $730 million in the last 90 days alone. I caught up with Archer CEO Adam Goldstein yesterday to discuss why. #aviation #electricaviation #defensetech https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/archer-defense-funding-300mm-raise/

I'll be teaching a full-day #eVTOL course at #Verticon in Dallas on March 9, and I've lined up some fantastic guest speakers from #Joby #Aviation, #ArcherAviation and #BetaTechnologies. Find more details here: https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/upcoming-verticon-course-to-break-down-evtol-technology-and-regulations/

And register here: https://verticon.org/education/elevations-courses/

My colleague @willguisbond recently visited #Garmin in Kansas to check out its new #G3000 Prime integrated flight deck, unveiled today. Prime is targeted at the #evtol and #AAM space, among other markets, and it would not be surprising to see #JobyAviation, #ArcherAviation, #BetaTechnologies and #HeartAerospace upgrade their previously announced selections of the existing G3000 flight deck to Prime. Read Will's full report in The Air Current here: https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/g3000-prime-pushes-garmin-direct-enter-enter/

My colleague @willguisbond recently visited #Garmin in Kansas to check out its new #G3000 Prime integrated flight deck, unveiled today. Prime is targeted at the #evtol and #AAM space, among other markets, and it would not be surprising to see #JobyAviation, #ArcherAviation, #BetaTechnologies and #HeartAerospace upgrade their previously announced selections of the existing G3000 flight deck to Prime. Read Will's full report in The Air Current here: https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/g3000-prime-pushes-garmin-direct-enter-enter/

My colleague @willguisbond recently visited #Garmin in Kansas to check out its new #G3000 Prime integrated flight deck, unveiled today. Prime is targeted at the #evtol and #AAM space, among other markets, and it would not be surprising to see #JobyAviation, #ArcherAviation, #BetaTechnologies and #HeartAerospace upgrade their previously announced selections of the existing G3000 flight deck to Prime. Read Will's full report in The Air Current here: https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/g3000-prime-pushes-garmin-direct-enter-enter/

My colleague @willguisbond recently visited #Garmin in Kansas to check out its new #G3000 Prime integrated flight deck, unveiled today. Prime is targeted at the #evtol and #AAM space, among other markets, and it would not be surprising to see #JobyAviation, #ArcherAviation, #BetaTechnologies and #HeartAerospace upgrade their previously announced selections of the existing G3000 flight deck to Prime. Read Will's full report in The Air Current here: https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/g3000-prime-pushes-garmin-direct-enter-enter/

My colleague @willguisbond recently visited #Garmin in Kansas to check out its new #G3000 Prime integrated flight deck, unveiled today. Prime is targeted at the #evtol and #AAM space, among other markets, and it would not be surprising to see #JobyAviation, #ArcherAviation, #BetaTechnologies and #HeartAerospace upgrade their previously announced selections of the existing G3000 flight deck to Prime. Read Will's full report in The Air Current here: https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/g3000-prime-pushes-garmin-direct-enter-enter/

Air Taxis May Someday Be Your Flight To Olympics, Airport, Football, USC
#Culture #News #ArcherAviation #HollywoodPark #USC #Vertiport

https://deadline.com/2024/08/air-taxis-may-fly-olympics-airport-football-usc-archer-aviation-1236036944/

It is now widely believed that the first users of #eVTOL air taxis will be affluent consumers, a demographic not generally associated with #SouthwestAirlines. But within California, #Southwest is so ubiquitous that it’s the #airline of choice for many well-heeled business travelers. For The Air Current, I spoke with Nikhil Goel of #ArcherAviation about why the union of premium air taxi service and no-frills airline is not as unlikely as it might appear. https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/california-business-travelers-underpin-southwests-evtol-deal-with-archer/

Congrats to the team at #ArcherAviation on achieving a successful first transition of their Midnight #eVTOL! I got an advance look at the #flighttest footage, discussed the implications for #Stellantis's equity investment, and got the story on those aft lifting props. Full details online at The Air Current. #aviation #electricaviation https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/archers-midnight-evtol-performs-successful-first-transition-flight/

A big milestone for #ArcherAviation today with the release of the FAA's final airworthiness criteria for its Midnight #eVTOL. For The Air Current, I spoke with Archer's Billy Nolen about the development, which comes two and a half months after the #FAA published nearly identical final airworthiness criteria for #Joby. https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/faa-confirms-final-airworthiness-criteria-for-archers-midnight-evtol/

#ArcherAviation progresses in the #FAA certification process through successful tests of their battery packs. These tests are important for the development of (#eVTOL) #aircraft. Archer Aviation's advancements signify a significant step forward in the company's efforts to bring eVTOL #technology to market and contribute to the future of urban air mobility.

https://dronelife.com/2024/03/28/archer-aviation-advances-in-faa-certification-process-with-successful-battery-pack-tests/

United Airlines reveals first eVTOL passenger route starting in 2025 - Enlarge / United has chosen its hometown of Chicago for the country's f... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1926582 #archeraviation #unitedairlines #airtravel #chicago #evtol #cars

Stellantis partners with Archer to build electric aircraft

https://www.teslarati.com/stellantis-archer-evtol-aircraft-partnership/

#ArcherAviation #MidnighteVTOL #Stellantis #Featured #News

Whisper Aero emerges from stealth to quiet drones and air taxis - The skies are on the cusp of getting busier — and louder — as drone delivery and e... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Dh3XzzPwOSM/ #aerialridesharing #urbanairmobility #transportation #archeraviation #jobyaviation #uberelevate #markmoore #startups #evtol #tc

Wisk Aero sues Archer Aviation for alleged patent infringement, trade secret theft - Wisk Aero, the air mobility company borne out of a joint venture between Kitty Haw... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/w308B5qLnoA/ #transportation #archeraviation #kittyhawk #wiskaero #boeing #evtols

Electric Aircraft Start-Up Accuses Rival of Stealing Its Secrets - A lawsuit by Wisk, partly owned by the Google co-founder Larry Page, says two engineers t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/business/wisk-archer-lawsuit.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #suitsandlitigation(civil) #electricandhybridvehicles #jobyaeroinc(jobyaviation) #airlinesandairplanes #intellectualproperty #inventionsandpatents #venturecapital #stocksandbonds #unitedairlines #archeraviation #boeingcompany