New Zealand air ambulance operator orders BETA eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 19 Dec 24 0 New Zealand Air Ambulance Service has placed a deposit-backed order for two BETA eVTOLs with options for a further 10. The operator, which is the… Read more
Air New Zealand orders BETA demonstrator to ready for operations news Yves Le Marquand 11 Dec 24 0 Air New Zealand has added an Alia CTOL technical demonstrator aircraft and several charging solutions to its existing order with BETA Technologies. Air New Zealand… Read more
Metro Aviation orders up to 20 aircraft from BETA news Yves Le Marquand 5 Nov 24 0 Air medical operator Metro Aviation has placed a deposit-backed order for up to 20 of BETA Technologies’ Alia eVTOL aircraft. Metro, which is one of… Read more
BETA completes two new US Air Force deployments news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jul 24 0 BETA Technologies has completed deployments with two Major Commands of the US Air Force to evaluate potential military applications. These deployments with the Air Combat… Read more
BETA flies piloted transition test in VTOL prototype news Yves Le Marquand 23 Apr 24 0 BETA Technologies has successfully a flown piloted transition test in the VTOL version of its Alia aircraft. The tests were completed earlier this month… Read more
Wellington Airport will be home to New Zealand’s first electric air service news Yves Le Marquand 17 Apr 24 0 Air New Zealand has chosen Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the sites for its first all-electric aircraft service in New Zealand. The service, set to… Read more
BETA’s Alia completes first DoD deployment news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 24 0 BETA Technologies’ aircraft Alia has concluded its first deployment with the US Department of Defense at Elgin Air Force base, the firm reports. The deployment… Read more
Air New Zealand selects BETA’s Alia as launch Next Gen aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 6 Dec 23 0 Air New Zealand is buying BETA Technologies’ conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Alia as the carrier’s first purchase of a next generation aircraft. The Alia… Read more
BETA’s Alia begins deployment with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies has landed its all-electric aircraft at Duke Field, Florida to begin a contracted deployment period with the US Air Force (USAF). BETA’s ALIA… Read more