Archer Aviation, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi To Launch UAE’s First Hospital-Based Vertiport

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Archer Aviation (ACHR) have partnered to establish the first hospital-based vertiport in the United Arab Emirates, the eVTOL aircraft maker said on Wednesday.

Archer said that the goal is to enable passengers to travel from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to nearby locations in just minutes with the help of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The two companies are exploring both non-emergency passenger use cases and time-critical organ transport, it added.

The operations would use Archer’s electric aircraft called Midnight, designed to carry up to four passengers. Midnight has the potential to replace 60–90-minute commutes by car with 10–20-minute electric air taxi flights, according to Archer. The new partnership, Archer said, is a step towards the company’s planned launch of commercial operations in Abu Dhabi.

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around ACHR stock stayed within the ‘extremely bullish’ territory over the past 24 hours, while message volume stayed at ‘extremely high’ levels.

The company intends to support Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in upgrading its existing helipad to enable both traditional helicopter and eVTOL aircraft operations, it said.

In April, the UAE’s aviation regulator, General Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) approved the design for the planned transformation of the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal helipad into a hybrid heliport for both helicopter and eVTOL aircraft operations. Archer is working alongside Falcon Aviation to transform the helipad, the company had said.

Archer on Wednesday also said that it continues to explore partnerships to convert existing helipads into certified vertiports.

ACHR stock is up by 15% this year and by about 269% over the past 12 months. 

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