{"id":3497,"date":"2025-11-19T13:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menamagazine.com\/?p=3497"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:19:53","slug":"electric-air-taxis-set-to-replace-seaplanes-at-saudi-arabias-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themena.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/electric-air-taxis-set-to-replace-seaplanes-at-saudi-arabias-red-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric air taxis set to replace seaplanes at Saudi Arabia\u2019s Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"el-0-ROETY7YCUNFYZOJNWI6PW6CVW4\">Electric air taxis are expected to replace seaplanes carrying tourists to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Red Sea resorts from next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-1-LBCD2YH4LVCJDFT3CBJYEMCAOU\">US-based\u00a0Archer Aviation\u00a0will start operating its Midnight electric air taxis to fly passengers to\u00a0Red Sea Global\u00a0resorts, its chief commercial officer has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-3-T3H4HBPATVBNPHF2NFHUVHPAAU\">The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company signed a three-party agreement on Wednesday at the Dubai Airshow with the Public Investment Fund\u2019s The Helicopter Company (THC) and Red Sea Global, the developer of luxury resorts on the kingdom\u2019s west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-4-NPOWRPWQW5CDPDSUSE4RINQKZ4\">\u201cThis is going to be the very first agreement THC signs in this space, and it\u2019s a really big deal for us,\u201d Nikhil Goel told\u00a0<em>The National<\/em>. \u201cIt unlocks our ability to begin deploying early aircraft at the Red Sea and launch the region\u2019s first\u00a0eVTOL testing\u00a0site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-5-DFZMTGTK7RCNDJ5ZAA4LSPYOSE\">The goal is to start flying to the Red Sea resorts \u201cnext year\u201d, Mr Goel said. \u201c[We will start flying] as soon as we are ready. The activities have already started. We have been working with [Red Sea Global chief executive] John Pagano\u2019s team for quite some time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/resizer\/v2\/UC6ZSSVRGNFXRHUZVDX3GKPHUQ.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=5c1cf7c6b48641f107e42939f2cbcc204d0c2ffd2a8d042a31f801669f9b6681&amp;width=400&amp;height=267\" alt=\"Nikhil Goel, chief commercial officer at Archer Aviation, at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Chris Whiteoak \/ The National\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-8-X6XXAJZ6OVC4VAQADBOMKKXR4Q\">Airport integration is key, he stressed. \u201cMany of the initial routes are going to be between airport and resort or airport and city centre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-9-N4WSPEHRPFGZFIHMGGJLYC3RAA\">Archer did not disclose the value of the agreement or the number of aircraft to be introduced, but confirmed operations will begin with a small initial fleet and expand once commercial routes are formalised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"el-10-262W4CMTIJAXVLZSQ3JWIOJDNU\">Replacing seaplanes with eVTOLS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-11-VYG45MWRVVBSNB7ODIZ6GGJPG4\">The Red Sea giga-project resorts are currently accessed by seaplanes \u2013 a model that its developer wants to replace with lower-emission and quieter electric aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-12-L5TZQOIDXNGQHFOLWZCGIWD5FM\">\u201cSeaplanes burn a lot of fuel and emit a lot of emissions. So, this is an ability to replace those seaplanes with all-electric aircraft that are going to take off and land vertically,\u201d Mr Goel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-13-6JZDVC6CWFHCFINYRGKLINQK7A\">\u201cMidnight offers a clean alternative for high-end guests in one of the most sensitive natural environments in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-14-2GYRGJWU5VGIVEEV2VVNRB2RAQ\">The integration of eVTOL aircraft into Red Sea Global destinations \u201caligns perfectly with our vision for regenerative tourism, creating cleaner, faster, and more connected ways for guests\u201d, said Mr Pagano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"el-15-4CRHPQGVVRGU7KZXMMYR5ST7RA\">Gulf flight map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-16-4TFFJAI6XZDUFKKOOGLFWX55OM\">The move comes as the Abu Dhabi Investment Office\u00a0(Adio) and Archer Aviation speed up plans\u00a0to bring electric air taxis to Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-17-XJCX47BDU5HK7LEKOMMKDXMDIA\">Last week, the two parties activated an investment framework under which Archer will introduce its Midnight aircraft in Abu Dhabi, starting with at least two piloted vehicles. It is being done in partnership with Abu Dhabi Aviation and Etihad Aviation Training. This phase will include recruiting and training local pilots, conducting in-region testing and certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-18-JI3YYVY6XJDEROWDEGLPRQM2BM\">Abu Dhabi also plans to build a network of 10 vertiports as infrastructure for imminent air taxi and eVTOLs services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UAE\u2019s General Civil Aviation Authority expects to complete certification of air taxis by the third quarter of next year, Saif Al Suwaidi, director general of the GCAA, recently told\u00a0<em>The National<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"el-21-3FPJNWMDVBCJDMSGLI5EJRUVZY\">Expanding to other giga-projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-22-VBYPAUHEAJF23O3EE5NZBUN6XY\">Saudi Arabia has been pushing ahead with plans\u00a0to develop the kingdom\u2019s aviation sector, with advanced air mobility one of the main cornerstones of that strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-23-7TQZ4MEVDVHO5IRFZ7JGQFQG7I\">The Saudi aviation regulator the General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca) also launched its Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap for Saudi Arabia in August last year, outlining the technologies, use cases and regulatory framework of the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-24-7MUDLJV7KRARLFTR7AOEEXUVPQ\">Also, in September, Saudi Arabia and China&#8217;s Ehang agreed to bring\u00a0air taxis\u00a0into service across the kingdom, starting in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-25-P5JWUPECSVBTTDYSOV37QDJNME\">Under the three-party partnership announced on Wednesday, Archer will work with Gaca to set up a controlled \u201csandbox\u201d environment across the archipelago, according to Mr Goel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-26-44VQZQAZSJHE3HPBW7EXG2HB3A\">While the Red Sea will serve as Archer\u2019s first operation in Saudi Arabia, the company did not rule out plans for other giga-projects, such as Neom and Qiddiya, through its partnership with the PIF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-28-4NVA3VMNZRAHXLO5C6H5I77F6M\">\u201cRed Sea is the first. But what Neom and Qiddiya are doing is really inspirational,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-29-ZEYGGKJ4XNANFBYZKB7O56MPDY\">He added that helicopters are a popular way for some people to enjoy Hajj as well. \u201cSo you can imagine that trip also, one day,\u201d Mr Goel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"el-30-JEW2XXGGH5HRRGL2TUN2YUNTCM\">\u201cAnd, of course, with the PIF as a partner, they are interested in bringing this technology to their many projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric air taxis are expected to replace seaplanes carrying tourists to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Red Sea resorts from next year. 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