Beta and Bristow prepare demo flights in Norway news Yves Le Marquand 5 Mar 25 0 Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies and helicopter operator Bristow are readying to begin demonstration flights later this year in Norway alongside the domestic regulator and… 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
BETA flies first production CTOL aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 14 Nov 24 0 BETA Technologies has flown an electric aircraft built on its new production line for the first time. The aircraft, an Alia CTOL, was permitted… Read more
Vaeridion joins Bosch Campus, Germany news Oscar Henderson 8 Jul 24 0 Bosch Campus announces the arrival of Væridion, a company dedicated to advancing electric aircraft technology. Located at Bosch Campus in Holzkirchen, Germany, Væridion will focus… Read more
Eviation completes latest redesign of electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 1 May 24 0 Eviation Aircraft has completed a conceptual design review (CoDR) of its all-electric commuter airplane, Alice. The review, which is described as significant milestone by Eviation,… 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
BETA powers up on Massachusetts fast charger en route to Florida news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies has made an inaugural charge on Massachusetts’ first-ever public access electric aircraft and vehicle charging station. The firm’s CTOL aircraft touched down on… Read more
Eviation test pilot Steve Crane wins Iven C. Kincheloe Award news Yves Le Marquand 6 Oct 23 0 Eviation test pilot Steve Crane has won the Iven C. Kincheloe Award for Alice’s first flight. Awarded by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP),… Read more
FLIMAX: Zero emissions ‘flightseeing’ and beyond news Yves Le Marquand 19 May 23 0 UK aerospace startup, FLIMAX is targetting zero emissions flight like many others, but its business model, focused initially on a sightseeing aircraft, varies from the… Read more
BAE to develop battery system for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 3 Apr 23 0 BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane OEM, Heart Aerospace are collaborating on the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric aircraft. The battery (pictured… Read more
BETA Technologies unveils certification plans for eCTOL aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 14 Mar 23 0 BETA Technologies has revealed plans to certify an eCTOL model of its all-electric aircraft, known as the CX300. The aircraft is the company’s second all-electric… Read more