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Bristow wraps six‑month Norway operational test campaign for BETA Technologies' ALIA electric aircraft

After roughly six months of operational testing, Bristow pilot Jeremy Degagne landed BETA Technologies' ALIA in Stavanger, concluding the Norway test campaign. The final sortie ends an operator‑run evaluation of the all‑electric ALIA aimed at validating real‑world performance and procedures.

Discovered 2026-02-02T05:20:18.526385-08:00 | 2026-02-02T05:20:18.526385-08:00

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The campaign closes roughly six months of operator‑led testing in Norway, providing practical operational data on ALIA's performance and procedures — a key input for commercial operators and regulators (see recent Norway test milestone) [source:df65a905-ddce-4277-84c2-55f385482b9a].
Operator completion bolsters BETA's broader flight‑test evidence base and complements the company's expanding test hours and mission data that underpin certification and product readiness [source:a9813c5f-2fab-4965-b7c5-bf6e9fecbb80].
The outcome is relevant to commercialisation and operator adoption decisions as BETA scales activity and moves toward broader market engagement and financial reporting [source:28c0a6ff-6dcc-4d67-9807-1e1a5d166258].

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