SEOUL, October 20, 2025 – Korean Air and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) have signed an agreement to jointly commercialise Archer’s Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the Republic of Korea, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s push towards advanced air mobility. The agreement includes the potential for Korean Air to purchase up to 100 Midnight aircraft, which will be deployed across a range of applications, starting with government use.
The collaboration combines Archer’s next-generation eVTOL technology with Korean Air’s five decades of aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) experience. Together, the partners aim to accelerate the introduction of sustainable, efficient air transport solutions that align with national priorities. Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport identified eVTOL and urban air mobility adoption as a strategic focus area in 2022, reflecting the government’s commitment to advancing aviation innovation.
“This partnership with Archer will accelerate Korea’s leadership in next-generation air mobility,” said Jin Kyu Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Korean Air’s Aerospace Business. “By combining Archer’s industry-leading eVTOL technology with Korean Air’s aerospace expertise and strong commitment to innovation, we aim to lay the foundation for the next generation of air mobility in the Republic of Korea.”
Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer, added: “Korean Air’s expertise in aerospace and their comprehensive strategic vision for the future make them the ideal partner for Archer. We are excited to introduce Midnight alongside them in one of the world’s largest aerospace markets.”
Archer’s Midnight aircraft is a piloted eVTOL designed to carry four passengers, capable of performing rapid, back-to-back trips with minimal charging time. It can replace 60–90-minute car journeys with 10–20-minute electric air taxi flights that are quiet, sustainable and cost-competitive with ground transport.
Archer has made notable progress with its flight test programme, recently demonstrating Midnight at the California International Airshow before a crowd of 50,000. The aircraft completed its longest and highest altitude piloted flights to date, covering 55 miles in 31 minutes and reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet.
Through this partnership, Korea is positioning itself at the forefront of urban air mobility, integrating cutting-edge technology with its established aerospace industry to create a cleaner, faster and more connected future for air travel.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements regarding Archer’s future business plans and goals, including statements regarding its aircraft performance, the timing of Archer’s development, commercialization, and certification of its eVTOL aircraft, plans with respect to working together with Korean Air, and plans relating to its global infrastructure buildout, operations and aircraft use cases. In addition, this press release refers to a strategic partnership that is conditioned on the future execution by the parties of additional binding definitive agreements incorporating the terms outlined in the memorandum of understanding, which may not be completed or may contain different terms than those set forth in the memorandum of understanding. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted are more fully detailed in Archer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, available at www.sec.gov. In addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that Archer believes to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Archer undertakes no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events.
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