Beta Technologies

Beta certification progress; Elroy matures cargo eVTOL; Ampaire’s hybrid-electric APU; and AIR picks SunTrax as base.

The FAA’s initiative to showcase advanced air mobility (AAM) is gathering pace, with Electra.aero demonstrating hybrid-electric flights connecting small local airports to major airline hubs.

Beta Technologies clears FAA regulatory hurdles for H500A engine and CX300 aircraft certification, advancing its electric aviation and charging network goals.

Heart Aerospace completes first flight of X1, a full-scale electric demonstrator, validating key technologies for its hybrid-electric ES-30.

Beta Technologies has secured about $830 million in additional financing from the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to ramp up manufacturing.

UK zero-emission flights; Sikorsky VTOL Nomad; autonomous freighters; and hybrid-power cargo eVTOL.

Beta’s MV250 military eVTOL launch accelerates civilian certification efforts, leveraging military testing and autonomy tech for strategic growth.

The UK’s Department for Transport has unveiled funding for eight projects to demo the viability of zero-emission flights using electric and hydrogen power.

AvAir expands capabilities with Full Stop Technics acquisition while eVTOL and electric aircraft projects gain momentum across global markets.

UK regional carrier Loganair has signed an agreement with US-based BETA Technologies to become Europe’s first airline to operate an electric aircraft fleet.

BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark talks through the key features of the Alia aircraft, which is flying at Farnborough Airshow.

UK regional carrier Loganair has signed an agreement with U.S.-based BETA Technologies to become Europe’s first airline to operate an electric aircraft fleet.

Archer, Beta and Macquarie launch ACES to build 250 electric aircraft charging sites by 2030 focusing on major US metropolitan areas.

Horizon Aircraft delays Cavorite X7 demonstrator to spring 2027, prioritizing certification readiness over speed while advancing subsystem integration.

Beta begins eIPP demonstrations, South Korea’s hybrid eVTOL plan, DJI first fixed-wing drone and Gulfstream explores SAF and contrails.

Beta Technologies completes first eIPP flights delivering organs, demonstrating advanced air mobility operations in the national airspace system.

UK regional airline Loganair is exploring the use of hybrid- and hydrogen-electric aircraft on short range regional routes.

Beta demonstrates CX300 electric aircraft in Hawaii to validate operations, charging infrastructure and environmental readiness.

Beta Technologies invited journalists to fly aboard its Alia CX300 electric aircraft and witness a four-aircraft demo.

Beta Technologies is advancing conforming aircraft and propulsion systems for certification testing.

Lower-altitude “e-routes,” along with changes to airspace regulations, will be needed to integrate electric aircraft into the commercial aviation environment.

New York-based nonprofit group NUAIR is positioning Central New York as a near-term proving ground for advanced air mobility.

Fixed-base operators (FBO) are beginning to position their networks for electric aircraft, part of a bet that early advanced air mobility (AAM) operations will emerge from existing airport infrastructure.

Truncated flight for X-59; UK Royal Mail flies electric; contrail avoidance success; and high-voltage electric demo.

Greenpoint Technologies delivered a VVIP BBJ 787-9 interior completion to a client, who remains unidentified.