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Archer Aviation (ACHR) shares rose about 6.5% on news of expanded eVTOL commercialization. The company said it completed a piloted Midnight eVTOL route between Salinas and Monterey with FAA coordination, and unveiled an autonomous VTOL platform with defense Thunder and commercial Halo variants. Archer also cited its “Zee” AI model and ARK buying 940,000 shares. Latest close was about $5.59; recent quarter revenue was about $1.6M with a net loss near -$217.7M.

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) shares rose 6.7% to $5.58 on Friday and 20.3% for the week ahead of its Q2 results after the close Monday. The company projects Q2 revenue around $2 million and an EPS loss of 25 to 34 cents. It reported Q1 cash runway of about 9.8 quarters and highlighted recent Midnight flight and ZEE trials.

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Simply Wall St reports Archer Aviation (ACHR) achieved a piloted roundtrip flight of its all-electric Midnight eVTOL between Salinas and Monterey, and developed ZEE, an AI model that predicts aircraft ground trajectories minutes ahead using multi-source data. The article links these milestones to Archer’s FAA and urban air mobility strategy, while noting ongoing cash burn risk and citing analyst forecasts of $716.0M revenue and $62.9M earnings by 2029.

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) disclosed its ZEE aviation AI system that uses satellite imagery to predict aircraft movements on airport surfaces minutes ahead. The company said it is testing ZEE at Hawthorne Airport and has shown it to partners and regulators, with pilot programs planned but no customer or commercialization timeline disclosed. Archer also completed a piloted Midnight round-trip flight and is preparing for its Aug. 10 earnings.

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) said its Midnight electric aircraft completed a piloted round trip on July 30 between Salinas Municipal Airport and Monterey Regional Airport, with each segment taking about nine minutes. The company worked with the FAA and plans to use the route for operations under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. It expects support for air-taxi operations around the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) said its ZEE aviation foundation model can predict real-time aircraft trajectories on airport surfaces minutes ahead. The company attributes the result to a generative framework and a vision transformer trained on satellite imagery, and says it is testing at Hawthorne Airport. Archer plans to work with government agencies to validate the technology.

The article compares eVTOL firms Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY). It cites market caps of about $3.7B for Archer and over $7.2B for Joby, notes Joby test flights in New York and San Francisco, and a deal with Delta and Virgin Atlantic for UK service. It also cites Archer’s California flight, LA28 air taxi role, and new autonomous aircraft with Anduril. Joby reported $2.5B cash and short-term investments in May and expects initial operations in 2026.

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) shares fell 55.3% over one year to $4.82, valuing the company at about $3.7B. The article notes Archer completed FAA Phase 3 for eVTOL type certification and cites investors Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) holding stakes and conditional orders for Midnight. It lists potential acquirers and cites a $10.50 ACHR consensus target.

The U.S. government is launching federally sanctioned eVTOL pilot projects under the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program. Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation plan city tests in Florida, Texas, and New York/New Jersey, with Joby targeting noncommercial passenger tests in fall or winter and Archer aiming for commercial service by 2028. Beta Technologies and Wisk Aero (Boeing subsidiary) also participate.