The Week In Technology, July 13-17, 2026

Beta conventional-takeoff Alia CX300s

Beta’s conventional-takeoff Alia CX300s flew 275 mi. from Virginia to Maryland.

Credit: Beta Technologies
Beta Demonstrates Organ Delivery Flight Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has begun flights under a U.S. government initiative to evaluate how advanced air mobility can operate in routine commercial use within the national airspace system. The startup conducted the first flights under...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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