CALIFORNIA's Archer Aviation has joined Florida's Signature Aviation, with the support United Airlines in Newark and Chicago to enhance the role pilotless planes play serving America's big cities, reports Montreal's Simple Flying.

The move will enhance the world's largest private aviation terminals, with Archer's pilotless planes serving major American metropolitan cities.

The partnership could see passengers collected from a private Manhattan aviation terminal, shuttled to the apron at Newark Liberty International Airport, and boarding a transcontinental flight within minutes.

Signature Aviation, the world's largest operator of private aviation terminals, will permit Archer to access its takeoff and landing sites in many major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and multiple locations across Texas. Archer and Signature will partner with Beta Technologies as part of the partnership.

This Vermont company will install rapid recharging systems across Signature's terminal to electrify and enable the launch next year.