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Archer Aviation and ITA Airways have signed an agreement to develop an all-electric air taxi network in Italy, making the Lufthansa Group carrier the first European airline in Archer’s partner network. The agreement remains conditional and provides no dates, routes or aircraft numbers; ITA will evaluate Archer’s Midnight eVTOL.
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Archer Aviation and ITA Airways have signed an agreement to develop an all-electric air taxi network in Italy, making the Lufthansa Group carrier the first European airline in Archer’s partner network. The agreement remains conditional and provides no dates, routes or aircraft numbers; ITA will evaluate Archer’s Midnight eVTOL.
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