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Archer Aviation Skyrockets: eVTOL Test Milestones & Stock Surge Ignite Industry Buzz

Archer Aviation’s Electric Air Taxi Ambitions – Soaring Stock, Bold Forecasts & the Race to Rule the Skies

2025 YTD Stock Performance: Archer’s Ascent and Volatility Archer Aviation’s stock has been on a bumpy upward trajectory in 2025. After a meteoric rise late last year, ACHR entered 2025 trading near $10 and initially stumbled – by mid-September the stock was actually down ~13% year-to-date 247wallst.com. However, a late-quarter surge flipped the script. As of early October 2025, Archer’s share price is up about 18% for the year, outpacing the S&P 500’s ~14% gain ca.finance.yahoo.com. More dramatically, Archer has returned almost 290% over the past 12 months marketbeat.com, reflecting the eVTOL hype cycle that sent many “flying car” stocks
Urban Air Mobility 2025: Air-Taxi Pilot Programs, Launch Cities, and Regulatory Hurdles

Urban Air Mobility 2025: Air-Taxi Pilot Programs, Launch Cities, and Regulatory Hurdles

In April 2025 New York City’s Economic Development Corporation unveiled the Downtown Skyport at the Manhattan heliport, the city’s first eVTOL hub. As of mid-2025, 92 U.S. cities and airports have active plans for eVTOL operations. Abu Dhabi plans to become the world’s first city with a commercial eVTOL service in 2025, with Archer Aviation securing agreements with Abu Dhabi’s government, Etihad Airways, and the UAE’s GCAA to deploy initial city-center to airport routes. Joby Aviation’s S4 is a five-seat piloted eVTOL with six tilt-rotor props, designed for speeds up to 200 mph and a roughly 150-mile range, with prototypes
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