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Archer Aviation receives FAA certification to begin commercial air taxi operations (electrek.co)
submitted 5 months ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/evs@lemmy.world
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Not sure how practical these will be, but I'm glad that folks are working on electric aircraft, which will be one of the more challenging transportation sectors to de-carbonize.

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[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Clickbait.

They have not received certification to operate air taxis.

They have received 135 certification, which is the same certification a regular charter flight company has for doing helicopter or plane flights. They are certified to operate A BUSINESS, that's all.

The air taxis are not even certified for flight, let alone for passenger travel.

[–] SatouKazuma@ani.social 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks for clearing this up. I'm not super in the loop on what FAA requirement corresponds to what, but I'm looking into beginning the journey toward a private pilot's license this year or next.