Archer Promised to Fly at Dubai Airshow. Its Air Taxi Never Left the Ground.

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Archer Aviation ($ACHR) spent months building anticipation for a milestone moment: the flight of its flagship Midnight electric air taxi at the 2025 Dubai Airshow.

When that flight never happened — and the event came and went — Archer didn’t publicly acknowledge the cancellation.

As early as August, the Airshow quoted CEO Adam Goldstein in promotional materials saying “Archer is thrilled to take centre stage at such a pivotal moment for our industry … we look forward to flying Midnight at the event.”

But according to reporting, conference materials, and sources on the ground, while Archer brought a model air taxi to the Dubai Airshow, which concluded today, it remained on the ground in one of the exhibition halls.

Archer did not say why and did not respond to Hunterbrook’s repeated requests for comment.

Archer’s “full-scale static aircraft display” N302AX in Japan (left) and the UAE (right).

This appears to be the second time this year that Archer has canceled a planned public display.

In late 2024,