So-called "flying taxis" are going mainstream, and investors are rushing into shares of the early market leaders.Joby Aviation (JOBY 10.59%) stock traded up as much as 14.9% at the market open and were up 8.6% as of 10:30 a.m. ET after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to "unleash" development of the company's new flying machines. Markets taking shapeJoby is one of a handful of aerospace companies racing to bring electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoffs and landings, or eVTOLs, t ...

Archer Aviation (ACHR -2.13%) has been in the spotlight recently, and not just because its stock has soared over 200% in the past year. A scathing short-seller report from Culper Research accused the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company of systematically misleading investors about its development progress. The report alleges everything from timeline misrepresentations to questionable flight test claims.As someone who covers Archer Aviation regularly, I'll admit the report raises so ...

Archer Aviation has a big fan in Cantor Fitzgerald.Shares of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft manufacturer and air taxi start-up Archer Aviation (ACHR 6.69%) soared higher in Friday morning trading, and were up by 10.4% as of 10:55 a.m. ET.Shareholders can thank the friendly analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald for the lift. Why Cantor loves ArcherIn a note out Friday morning that was covered on StreetInsider.com, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard doubled down on his overweight (i.e., buy) ra ...