Certifying
- Price / deposit
- Not sold to consumers
- Certification, as written on the tracker
- UAE GCAA Restricted Type Certificate program (since May 7 2026); no FAA or GCAA type certificate issued
- Delivery / launch
- Abu Dhabi launch with Abu Dhabi Aviation (no date given); US eIPP operations planned "later this year"
- Tracker updated
Certificates
A special or experimental airworthiness certificate, a production approval and an operator certificate are not type certificates. Standing is taken from the linked source.
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Restricted type certificate |
In a program, not issued |
Archer says the GCAA moved Midnight into a restricted type certificate program on May 7, 2026. WAM reported the same transition. Neither release says the restricted type certificate has been issued. |
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Design organisation approval (not a type certificate) |
In a program, not issued |
Archer says the May 2026 GCAA phase includes initiating a design organisation approval and a production organisation approval. The release does not say either approval has been issued. A design or production approval is not a type certificate. |
Orders and other deals
No funding or order row is recorded here yet.
Milestones
| Date | Vehicle | Kind | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Piloted flight |
Piloted Salinas to Monterey flightsArcher said that in July its Midnight flew a piloted round trip between Salinas Municipal Airport and Monterey Regional Airport, about nine minutes each way, with the FAA. Archer called it a step toward eIPP operations later in 2026. That later operation is a target. The day in July was not stated. |
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Certification step |
Moved into the GCAA restricted type certificate programArcher says the GCAA transitioned Midnight into the program. The certificate itself is not described as issued. |
Slipped timeline
- First Midnight aircraft deployed in Abu Dhabi in 2025 (Feb 2025) Restricted Type Certificate track since May 2026; no launch date given RankedRobot, Oct 9 2026
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