One expert said eVTOLs fly at low altitudes and could create airspace and security challenges. The US's first electric vertical-takeoff and -landing aircraft are expected to fly commercial passengers as soon as 2025. It still needs further approvals to fly for airlines like United, but the latest certificate puts it one step closer. Archer's Midnight aircraft are typically shorter range, with the Midnight flying up to 100 miles on one charge. Joby plans to use the four urban vertiports as a citywide commercial eVTOL air link around Dubai.

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Persons: eVTOLs, —, Archer, Bryan Bernhard, Bernhard, Archer's, Pete Syme, Henry Harteveldt, Joby, Rani Plaut, Harteveldt, Bernard, Archer Aviation's, Archer Aviation Bernhard Organizations: Infrastructure, Service, Royal Aeronautical Society, American Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, US Air Force, JPMorgan, Newark Liberty International, O'Hare International, Archer, Midnight, Joby Aviation, FAA, NASA, Joby, Air, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation, Archer Aviation Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, Chicago's, Henry, Dubai, Japan, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, London, Paris