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Image 1 — Archer hires ex-FlightAware lead to sell its AI Products!
Image 2 — Archer hires ex-FlightAware lead to sell its AI Products!
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Archer hires ex-FlightAware lead to sell its AI Products!

Archer just hired Owen Theeck as Sr. Business Development Manager - AI Products.

He brings over 5 years of experience from FlightAware (Collins Aerospace / RTX) in flight data, APIs, and product management.

Big signal: Archer is actively moving to commercialize and sell its AI software globally. 

"Excited to share that this week I joined the Archer team as the Sr. Business Development Manager for AI Products!

Looking forward to bringing Archer’s AI Products to customers globally in partnership with our immensely talented product and engineering teams. Can’t wait to share more."

u/Positive-Plant-82 — 5 days ago

Surf Air at the Maxim Growth Summit next week — big announcement incoming?

Finally pulled the trigger and opened a position in SRFM this week after having it on my watchlist for a long time.

You can just feel that early-stage energy, like "this is happening right now".

Excited to see what comes out of the Maxim Growth Summit next week.

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u/Positive-Plant-82 — 5 days ago
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Anduril’s Entire Maneuver Dominance Category Involves Archer — Thunder & Omen

Anduril has an entire product category called Maneuver Dominance.

Two products:

  • Thunder.
  • Omen.

Both involve Archer.

The entire category.

Think about that.

u/Positive-Plant-82 — 9 days ago
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Huge court win: Joby’s confidentiality claims TRASHED & Archer holds Hawthorne!

The judge completely threw out Joby’s confidentiality claims without leave to amend—a massive loss for them. This effectively eliminates Joby's threat of operational injunctions that could have frozen Archer's development.

Archer’s acquisition of the Hawthorne site far outweighs any remaining financial litigation risks, leaving Joby crying over a prime LA location they lost simply because they failed to make a proper offer.

Also, everyone knows the federal counterclaims on Joby's Chinese ties were just leverage. The real battle is Archer’s separate ITC complaint, targeting Joby for patent infringement and shady Chinese supply chains—which could straight-up ban Joby's parts at the border.

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u/Positive-Plant-82 — 15 days ago
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0.15s vs 21.7s (145x faster): Why Archer’s SkyGrid handles real-time execution while ASI manages macro flows

While the FAA’s partnership with Air Space Intelligence (ASI) focuses on macro-level air traffic flow across the national network, it isn't designed for split-second tactical execution.

That’s where Archer’s SkyGrid comes in.

In their latest research paper, SkyGrid introduced a model (KF-FMS) that calculates flight plan trajectory uncertainty in 0.15 seconds compared to 21.7 seconds for standard Monte Carlo simulations.

  • ASI = Macro airspace flow management (national scale)
  • SkyGrid = 145x faster real-time compute engine for tactical density

ASI handles the national grid; Archer’s SkyGrid delivers the real-time execution engine.

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u/Positive-Plant-82 — 16 days ago
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Conviction Is Quantifiable

Conviction Is Quantifiable

Not in interviews.
Not in presentations.

In insider transactions.

Archer CEO Adam Goldstein keeps holding while competitors sell millions of dollars worth of shares month after month.

You can’t fake that.

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u/Positive-Plant-82 — 27 days ago
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Helicopter Lobbyist Playbook: How They Spread FUD Against eVTOLs (Archer, Joby, etc.)

Here is the result of the AI after just one question about the methodology a helicopter lobbyist could use to spread FUD against eVTOLs.

Short List of Tactics:

  • Fund "independent" studies and reports highlighting battery risks, certification delays, and high costs.
  • Amplify Fear: Battery fires, "no autorotation" failures, and urban crash scenarios.
  • Create Uncertainty: Endless questions on regulations, vertiport infrastructure, timelines, and real-world economics.
  • Sow Doubt: Claim eVTOLs are overhyped, too expensive, low-range toys that will never replace real helicopters.
  • Astroturfing on Socials: Anonymous accounts, concern-trolling ("I'm pro-innovation but..."), memes, cherry-picked charts, and coordinated threads.
  • Platform Tactics: Fast attacks on X, professional skepticism on LinkedIn, discussion hijacking on Reddit, short hype-busting videos on TikTok/YouTube.
  • Timing: Immediate backlash to every funding round, test flight, or announcement. Recycle old news during regulatory debates.
  • Alliances: Partner with pilots unions, airport neighbors (noise complaints), insurers, and selective environmental voices.

Stay vigilant — this is the classic playbook against disruptive tech. Archer and the eVTOL industry are pushing real progress.

u/Positive-Plant-82 — 4 months ago