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BETA Technologies begins North Carolina flight tests of all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft

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BETA Technologies has begun flight testing its all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing aircraft in North Carolina. The campaign will assess the aircraft’s potential for medical transport and regional air services, adding operational data to the company’s development and commercialization effort.

Discovered 2026-09-25T11:20:25.364455-07:00 | 2026-09-25T11:20:25.364455-07:00

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  • The campaign moves ALIA from development toward operational evaluation, with testing focused on medical and regional transport use cases.
  • Results from North Carolina will help establish the aircraft’s suitability for electric regional missions and inform BETA’s broader commercialization plans.
  • The aircraft’s conventional takeoff and landing configuration expands the potential deployment model beyond vertiport-dependent operations.

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