Beta Technologies

Beta Technologies has risen to claim the top ranking in the latest edition of the AAM Infrastructure Reality Index.

“We certainly haven’t discounted” using the Alia for passenger flights, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran tells Aviation Daily.

With the largest scheduled helicopter operation in North America, Vancouver-based Helijet is planning a leap into the advanced air mobility sector.

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has been awarded a $169 million export promotional loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Archer is using two of Beta’s Charge Cube systems at its flight-test facilities in California, as well as a number of Beta’s Mini Cube mobile charging systems.

U.S. Air Force welcomes eCTOL; simulating hydrogen turnaround; China’s TCab flies eVTOL; and flying quantum sensor.

HeliJet has placed an order for up to eight Alia electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Beta Technologies.

Beta Technologies has flown an Alia electric aircraft prototype to Eglin AFB, Florida, to begin at least three months of flight testing with the U.S. Air Force.

Beta Technologies has applied for a $150 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance its electric aircraft manufacturing facility.

Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies

With cross-border flights by electric aircraft a rarity, Beta says the Alia flight was the first by a fully electric aircraft into Montreal.

Beta has been working with AFWerx and Agility Prime for more than three years.

The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in October with the FAA to gather flight-testing data for the regulator.

Bristow Group has secured early delivery slots for five of U.S. startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft.

Beta's surge boosted by production readiness, strong balance sheet and clear path to market for Alia CX-300 electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Global helicopter operator Bristow has conducted its first test flight in Beta Technologies’ Alia.

Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.

AAM OEMs are beginning efforts to build technician training standards, but will there be enough time to do that before aircraft certification?

Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says the airline is working to determine which of four shortlisted companies it will choose for an electric aircraft purchase.

Archer Aviation has announced the establishment of a new Government Services Advisory Board, staffed by a cadre of retired military officers.

Beta Technologies ticked higher in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.

Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.

AGS is a regional airport located 6 mi. southeast of Augusta, Georgia, a midsize city located along the state’s eastern border with South Carolina.