Some personal news... ✈️🔋
When
@MarkMooreNASA
,
@jeffholden
, and I co-founded
@Uber
Elevate, we had a clear vision to radically transform cities with urban, on-demand aerial ridesharing. Since then, the world’s top investors, manufacturers, aerospace giants, auto companies, and
We're excited to announce Uber Elevate Co-Founder, Nikhil Goel (
@ngoel36
), has joined Archer as our Chief Commercial Officer as we prepare to bring Midnight to market in 2025.
“Having recently traveled around the world to the largest international markets and seen firsthand how
.
@Uber
and
@Lyft
put shareholder profits before the lives of workers. Instead of spending millions trying to prevent workers from organizing, these companies should start adequately protecting and compensating their workers.
Sourcing ideas for a new show to replace Succession. Other shows we love:
* Billions
* The Americans
* Yellowstone
* Mad Men
* Breaking Bad
* Better Call Saul
* House of Cards
* Narcos
* Ozark
* Homeland
* Fargo
* True Detective
* GOT
* Your Honor
* Chernobyl
* The Diplomat
In 1961, you could take a helicopter from the San Francisco Ferry Building across the Bay Area in under 10 minutes. SFO Airlines soon thereafter ceased operations, and Silicon Valley has been without any real urban air mobility for nearly 40 years. That’s about to change.
The
@Uber
+
@Waymo
partnership, to me, is the most important and positive news to come out of the ridesharing industry in the last three years. Why is this not a bigger deal?
Best Indian food --> London
Best Japanese food --> LA/Torrance
Best Italian food --> New York
Best Mexican food --> SF/Mission
Best French food --> Tokyo
What else?
Unpopular opinion:
The best cuisine of any country is in Los Angeles and New York—since the most talented people from those countries immigrated to the US to maximize their opportunity.
Thrilled to announce that the
@USAirForce
has awarded
@ArcherAviation
with an unprecedented contract valued up to $142M, the largest eVTOL commitment yet.
Archer's Midnight aircraft is uniquely positioned to redefine defense operations with ~1000 lbs payload and low-noise
I'm thrilled to announce that
@Boeing
, who we worked with closely for years at Uber Elevate, has now partnered with us at
@ArcherAviation
and is investing in our $215M financing we announced today, alongside
@United
,
@Stellantis
,
@ARKInvest
, and others.
I couldn't be more
Baggage claim still blows my mind every time I fly — we let complete strangers choose to take any bag they’d like with no verification whatsoever…and trust they’re not going to intentionally (or accidentally) steal your 50-pound bag. Starbucks mobile orders have better security.
Some personal news! After over a half-decade at
@Uber
, and nearly four years since founding Elevate, it's finally time for my next adventure. I could have never predicted the incredible journey that would follow after
@jeffholden
, Mark Moore, and I first pressed publish... 1/x
A friend of mine is finally leaving banking and would *crush* in a bizops/CoS/product role. She is ideally looking for cool fintech opportunities in NYC. Who's hiring?
@zck
If this could be solved in only one meeting, there would be far fewer Google PMs. You'd have to solve for foreign translations, copyright/trademark issues, body-positivity, intersections with all major global religions...
Financial models are back!
For years founders rolled their eyes when I asked them to take me thru the model…. ‘I mean we have one, but we are pre-seed so it doesn’t mean anything’
Yikes noooo.
Best Indian food --> London
Best Japanese food --> LA/Torrance
Best Italian food --> New York
Best Mexican food --> SF/Mission
Best French food --> Tokyo
What else?
Until 1971, Los Angeles Airways would ferry passengers to and from LAX, Disneyland, and other destinations across LA’s 75+ helipads. But the noise & cost of helicopters has prevented any new urban air taxi service from taking off in the last 50 years, despite numerous attempts
@nikitabier
Let's not get crazy. Changing a button color requires getting buy in from design, alignment with the brand system, legal check for accessibility, and at least a week of UX research if you're lucky.
If I had a dollar for the number of "deep tech" VCs that have told me they "don't invest in aviation" because of the long timelines, certification risk, and future capex requirements, I'd have a fully-funded aerospace company by now...
its funny to me when VCs say "we dont invest in space"
like yo, isnt your job to invest in uncapped upside?
and isnt the only truly uncapped upside possible...
by going beyond earth and into the solar system?
✈️🇮🇳Archer announces plans to come to India! 🇮🇳✈️
Earlier this week, I had the honor of joining Rahul Bhatia, the Group Managing Director of
@InterGlobe_IGE
– India’s foremost travel and hospitality conglomerate – for a signing ceremony in New Delhi to commemorate our plans to
Lyft founders stepping back;
@davidrisherWR
is new CEO.
At first glance he seems like an odd choice... been on the Lyft board for <2 yrs, for the past 13 years has been CEO of Worldreader, a non-profit that aims to get children to read 25 books a year.
1970: One more lane will fix it.
1980: One more lane will fix it.
1990: One more lane will fix it.
2000: One more lane will fix it.
2010: One more lane will fix it
David Pogue checks out advances being made in aviation technology that allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway.
The most shocking part about ChatGPT is the number of people, particularly in the 45-60+ demographic, who are completely *un*fazed by it -- they assume that's already how the internet and Google/Siri/Alexa have worked for the last decade
@d_feldman
@d_feldman
our team built this at Uber. the $101 was a 50% off promotion we ran occasionally, probably to fill empty seats on specific, already-scheduled flights (marginal cost of $0). True breakeven cost per seat was about $200 in a twin-engine Bell 430
California's biggest air carrier,
@SouthwestAir
🤝
@ArcherAviation
ICYMI, we're teaming up with
@SouthwestAir
to integrate our Midnight aircraft and air taxi networks at the airports and surrounding communities where Southwest operates.
Learn more about our plans to develop a
Excited to share that
@ArcherAviation
can now operate an airline! Today we received our Part 135 Air Carrier & Operator Certificate from the
@FAANews
, allowing us to begin commercial operations. This is a huge step forward towards launching our air taxi service with airline
Why is getting a rental car still such a terrible experience? The shuttle bus to/from nearly any major airport is a complete deal-breaker. I think many business travelers would pay to exchange the car directly at the terminal.
Building an aircraft and electric powertrain from scratch is hard and takes a lot of capital. Part of the reason we’ve been so successful at
@ArcherAviation
is the backing of our strategic and financial investors.
Today we’re announcing the close of the PIPE investment we
UPDATE: Utilizing learnings from the previous 4 years of flight testing, our Midnight aircraft recently finished phase 1 of its flight test program in ~3 months. This is significantly faster than
@ArcherAviation
's full-scale prototype aircraft, Maker, and is an example of how our
Huge news today as we share that
@ArcherAviation
now has three conforming, piloted aircraft now under construction. ✈️✈️✈️
The key to achieving
@FAANews
certification is flying a conforming aircraft and this initial fleet of piloted aircraft will do just that as they'll be used
Latest photos here of the big things happening (including greenery!) at our Georgia manufacturing facility. Set for completion by the end of the year. Great work by the Archer &
@Stellantis
folks on the ground
New York is one of the largest urban air mobility markets in the world, and we are excited to be working with
@NYCMayor
and the City to plan
@ArcherAviation
's launch here in tandem with partners such as
@united
. It was great to share a meal with the Mayor this weekend to discuss
Excited to share that
@ArcherAviation
is expanding our network of takeoff and landing portals through an infrastructure agreement with
@SignatureFBO
, with the goal of giving us access to the largest network of private terminals at key airports worldwide! Here are the key
Always grateful to our partner
@United
and CEO Scott Kirby for their continued support as the first in the eVTOL industry to place a $1B order for hundreds of Archer aircraft that we'll start deploying together across American cities in 2025. Thanks to Scott for stopping by to
Had the pleasure of speaking at the
@EconomicTimes
World Leaders Forum last week! Enjoyed sharing some exciting updates about
@ArcherAviation
's network plans, our journey towards commercialization, relationship with
@InterGlobe_IGE
and where the AAM industry is headed.
🚀 Big news today! I’m proud to announce that
@ArcherAviation
is partnering with
@AtlanticFBO
to jointly develop all-electric vertiports across Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco Bay Area, and Miami. I’m excited to partner with
@jeff_foland
and the team to take a critical step
400 Test Flights Complete in 2024!
Proud of the
@ArcherAviation
team for knocking out one of our more aggressive annual company goals 4 months ahead of schedule.
Now that
@ArcherAviation
has received the green light to officially operate an airline, I'm excited to unveil a first look at the Archer app! ✈️📲 This sneak peek offers a glimpse into the seamless experience we're planning to offer our passengers. Key in-app features include:
.
@ArcherAviation
's partnership with
@Stellantis
continues to grow.
Excited to share that our recent flight test milestone unlocked an additional $55 million investment from Stellantis as part of our existing strategic funding agreement! With construction on our high-volume
Archer is officially going global. I’m very proud to announce that the UAE will be
@ArcherAviation
's first international launch partner, and the home of all-electric air taxis in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 2026 🛫🇺🇸🤝🏽🇦🇪! We’re also proud to be the first eVTOL manufacturer to
✈️🇺🇸 The
@Boeing
707 evolved from the KC-135 military refueling aircraft that revolutionized jet engines and pressurized cabin technology. The
@GulfstreamAero
G-4’s military predecessor, the C-20, advanced reliability, safety, and performance for today’s business jets. In fact,
Excited to unveil a first look at the Archer mobile app featuring an SF to Napa route! ✈️📲 This sneak peek offers a glimpse into the seamless experience we're planning to offer our passengers. Key in-app features include:
🎫 Effortless flight booking
🛫 Real-time flight
@paulg
I personally think most non-fiction (non-biography) books are 95% too long and could have better served as essays. And I've learned more from 95% of your essays than most books. So sign me up!
Yesterday marked one of the most important days in
@ArcherAviation
's story – receiving
@FAANews
approval to begin operating a commercial airline across America’s biggest cities. We couldn’t be more proud to partner with Mike Leskinen and Scott Kirby at
@united
to bring
Tried to mint an NFT for an hr, $150 gas fee. Sent $150 to MetaMask, $40 gas.
Need enough ETH for the max gas, sent another $150, another $40 in gas.
Tried minting, got an error. Retried 10 times. $40 in gas PER TXN just to cancel each.
So...$380 down, wallet abandoned, no NFT
Over a year in the making – today we announced a significant agreement with
@InvestAbuDhabi
that covers several-hundred-million dollars of investments focused on accelerating Archer’s commercial air taxi operations across the 🇦🇪 Emirates as soon as late next year. A huge thank
This is why eVTOL aircraft are such a big unlock - yes, they have similar characteristics to helicopters and can fly similar mission profiles - but they can scale in a way that helicopters simply can't because eVTOLs are far quieter when flying overhead and their operational
✈️
@SouthwestAir
❤️
@Archer
Imagine door-to-door trips like Santa Monica to Napa, in less than 3 hours. Proud to announce today that Southwest, California’s largest airline, is now collaborating with Archer!
For me, this work has been nearly a decade in the making with one of
Imagine landing at SFO, skipping the usual airport traffic, and boarding your
@SouthwestAir
flight directly from Terminal 2 via Midnight... Excited to explore how we can create a seamless travel experience with the
@SouthwestAir
team!
Dive into the details in this
@TechCrunch
Welcoming Erica Courtney to the commercial team at
@ArcherAviation
today to head up our government programs. Erica has impressive technical expertise from her time working at the Pentagon and with large-scale multi-million dollar government programs so she’ll be critical to
Closed our first deal of the month here at
@ArcherAviation
-- excited to welcome one of our founding teammates from
@Uber
Elevate,
@AdamWarmoth
, who has joined my team from
@anduriltech
to head up all our Product efforts as we look to commercialization by 2025 alongside
@United
Friends and colleagues,
I am taking on a new opportunity as the Senior Director of Product at
@ArcherAviation
, where I will be picking back up on my past efforts at Uber Elevate, Kitty Hawk, and Stanford to bring eVTOL aircraft to market. Archer also recently signed a large
✈️2️⃣👏🏽 Incredibly proud of the Archer team today…Midnight is now
@ArcherAviation
's second full-scale eVTOL to successfully complete its transition flight – taking off vertically, accelerating until it transitions from thrust-borne to wing-borne flight at 100+ MPH, and landing
Coming to the skies of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 2026.
Here's what an electric air taxi trip with Archer could look like in the UAE. Imagine jumping in Midnight and flying from the Corniche in Abu Dhabi over to the Palm in Dubai in mere minutes instead of the hour plus it typically
Awesome news today announcing Future Flight Global’s planned purchase of 116 Midnight Aircraft. This continues to open up our reach in international markets and brings our indicative order book to about $6B.
We plan to work with FFG in 2 ways:
1. FFG to operate select routes of
We officially launched our search for someone to join the
@ArcherAviation
team as our General Manager of the UAE! 🇦🇪 As GM, you'll own one of our first international markets and build a team to launch electric air taxis across Abu Dhabi and Dubai as soon as 2025. With
Hard to believe it's been 4 years since the last Uber Elevate Summit in Washington DC at the Ronald Reagan Building. And now I couldn't be more excited to bring
@ArcherAviation
's Midnight aircraft to center stage for the first time in America at the
@USChamber
’s Global Aerospace
Archer is excited to take center stage at the
@USChamber
's 2023 Global Aerospace Summit in Washington D.C. on Sept 12-13 where top leaders from commercial aviation, space, and defense will discuss the latest trends and opportunities in their industries.
Midnight will be the
More big news today on the certification front as we announce that
@ArcherAviation
has received our Part 145 Certification from the
@FAANews
. This certification reinforces Archer’s close collaboration with the FAA and marks our ongoing progress on the path to beginning commercial
IT'S OFFICIAL: Maker has successfully completed its first hover test flight! Watch as Archer Co-Founders
@Adcock_Brett
and
@AdamGoldstein13
take you inside this huge milestone for Archer as we advance into this next phase of our eVTOL aircraft development.
There’s no better feeling than your Uber pulling up to Newark a perfect 35 minutes before departure.
There’s no worse feeling than realizing you’re flying out of JFK today.
Good progress by the Archer team rapidly progressing through the flight envelope. These tests get a little faster, longer, higher, etc. each time so the team keeping up the pace is super impressive. Every one brings us a little closer to our first piloted flight later this year.
233 and counting...
The Archer team has already completed 233 flight tests this year with more than 70 flights since Midnight's transition flight. Each flight produces critical data that our teams use to evaluate aircraft loads, vibrations, performance and handling qualities.
AAM Infrastructure will become even more of a focal point for the eVTOL industry as we approach commercialization over the next year.
Keep an eye on this week’s
@VTOLsociety
“AAM Infrastructure Workshop” in DC where my former
@Uber
colleague Rex J Alexander 🚁 and
@public
@public
Getting a 504 on phone number verification, no OTP. Also, would suggest you make your free share $AMC today and let users find this link:
2022 Pro Tip: Double-tap the back of your iPhone to open your vax card
1. Put your vαx card & ID into photo album "Vaccine"
2. Add Apple Shortcut:
3. Settings➡️Accessibility➡️Touch➡️Back Tap➡️Double Tap➡️Vaccine
Open w/ double tap or "Hey Siri, Vaccine"
Ok guys hear me out...what if we bring flying cars to Miami? ✈️🏝️
Always great to spend more time with one of America's most forward-thinking leaders, Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
, to discuss how
@ArcherAviation
will help unlock congestion for Miami over the coming years.
ICYMI, Midnight is coming to Korea… 🇰🇷
A big thank you to Korea’s Minister of Transport for hosting us in Seoul and announcing our partnership with Kakao Mobility for the K-UAM Grand Challenge, where we will conduct public demo flights as early as later this year.
It was a
I was most excited to join
@ArcherAviation
because of the world-class team that
@adamgoldstein13
has built over the last few years. Great piece by
@AviationWeek
who did a deep-dive into how we are working with our partner
@Stellantis
to manufacture our Midnight aircraft for true
Check out the proposed Sea Portal waterfront designed by our Archer Design Team! In partnership with
@Kilroyrealty
, this planned hub at South San Francisco's Oyster Point will be the takeoff and landing site for our Midnight aircraft. It will connect South San Francisco, Napa,
Today's announcement with
@InvestAbuDhabi
that we've signed a term sheet that provides
@ArcherAviation
with a substantial incentive package to manufacture and operate our aircraft here represents a definitive moment in Abu Dhabi's efforts to lead the UAE, and the rest of the
Today I had the great honor of hosting the Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (
@HamdanMohammed
) , in Archer's booth here at the Dubai Airshow to give him a tour of our Midnight aircraft.
The UAE region has really embraced
@ArcherAviation
's