U.S. carrier Republic Airways will evaluate Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX-300 conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for passenger and cargo use.
The piloted conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, registration N214BT, joins the first Alia CX300 off Beta’s production line in South Burlington, Vermont.
The dilemma: How do you integrate a new class of aircraft when there are no existing powered-lift pilots, and no established training curricula to certify them?