Archer Aviation is installing Starlink on its Midnight electric air taxis, the company announced on February 27.

The move, an industry first, will bring “stable, reliable, and high-speed connectivity” to Archer’s vehicles courtesy of Starlink’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet systems.

Starlink capabilities will allow passengers to access the internet in-flight while also enabling better communication between individual aircraft, pilots, and engineers on the ground to create a more integrated and connected infrastructure.

The two companies will also work on developing connectivity technology for Archer’s future autonomous aircraft, Archer said.

“Connectivity is a must-have feature for Midnight,” Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer, said in a statement.…