Advanced Air MobilityBETA Chooses G3000 Integrated Flight Deck for its eVTOL This week, Garmin announced that it will be providing the Garmin G3000 integrated flight deck to BETA Technologies. BETA will be incorporating the G3000 into its electric fixed-wing aircraft, the CX300, as…
Electrification and SustainabilityBETA Plans to Certify a Fixed-Wing Electric Aircraft Alongside Its eVTOL BETA Technologies announced plans this week to certify its fixed-wing electric aircraft alongside its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, the ALIA. The eCTOL prototype performs conventional take-off and landing. BETA…
Air TaxiBETA Opens Engineering Hub in Montreal BETA Technologies announced the opening of an engineering hub in Montreal, Canada, this week. Structural engineering and materials processing will take place at the new location. BETA is developing a fully electric…
Air TaxiCAE and BETA Team Up on eVTOL Pilot Training BETA Technologies announced a new partnership with CAE for pilot and maintenance technician training for its ALIA electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to a Sept. 15 press release. The…
Air TaxiAir Force Could Be Using Air Taxis in 2023 The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program has been investing in the development of electric air taxis and could have one of these aircraft in use by 2023, Col. Nathan Diller, AFWERX…
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Air TaxiBETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft After a year of testing BETA Technologies electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the U.S. Air…
Air TaxiUPS Purchases Beta's eVTOL Aircraft UPS is purchasing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies through its Flight Forward program and is expected to receive the first 10 aircraft by 2024, according to an…