Archer Aviation Partners with Abu Dhabi Investment Office to Accelerate Flying Taxi Flights in UAE by 2025

Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer Aviation, which specializes in the manufacture of electric helicopters, confirmed that the framework agreement signed yesterday with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office will help accelerate the operation of commercial flying taxi flights on across the UAE by the end of 2025.

Goldstein in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, today, on the edge of the “Drift The UAE and the establishment of helipads for flying taxis in the country.

He explained that the company will work in the near future to prepare reports on take-off and landing sites, and to build the entire ecosystem to turn our vision into a reality in the near future.

He said that the number of investments in the project exceeds hundreds of millions of dollars, covering different areas, underlining the importance of the project and the agreement signed with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, because it ‘strengthening the position of the capital as a global center for civil air transport.

Goldstein confirmed that the company is working on building a direct take-off and landing electric aircraft that will be used in urban air transport missions, indicating that the company aims to replace flying taxi rides. trips that take from 60 to 90 minutes by car. which last from 10 to 20 minutes, which are characterized by being safe, stable, low noise and cost competitive with road transport.

He pointed out that Archer Aviation has received great support from all parts of the Emirates, especially from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with the aim of unifying its activities and opening an office in the capital to start planning future operations. , which will help us. in the future to expand our operations across the various emirates of the country and also the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Under the agreement, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office will support the establishment of flying taxi helipads, in collaboration with Archer Aviation and other air taxi companies, at several key locations across Abu Dhabi, which will improve the existing civil air transport infrastructure. essential for Archer. Airfield to be expanded.