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Joby Aviation and Beta Technologies have begun Florida’s first Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program flights. Joby says its piloted electric air taxi will fly for a week, traveling from Tampa to Orlando and onward to the Space Coast.
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Joby Aviation and Beta Technologies have begun Florida’s first Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program flights. Joby says its piloted electric air taxi will fly for a week, traveling from Tampa to Orlando and onward to the Space Coast.
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The FAA has issued BETA Technologies a Special Airworthiness Certificate allowing market-survey flights in its ALIA A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including flights with prospective customers onboard. BETA says it is the first authorization of this kind for an eVTOL; it is not an announcement of type certification.
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BETA Technologies says the FAA has issued its ALIA A250 the first Special Airworthiness Certificate for market surveys awarded to an electric VTOL aircraft. The authorization allows the company to fly customers and partners, providing an opportunity to assess the aircraft in potential operating settings ahead of more detailed planning.
BETA Technologies tested an electric aircraft in Utah with Alpine Air to evaluate its use delivering short-lived radiopharmaceuticals. The trial examined whether electric aviation could support time-sensitive medical logistics, including transport of materials used in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
BETA Technologies operated electric aircraft in Utah for five days to assess their potential to transport urgent medical cargo, including radiopharmaceuticals used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The trial focused on whether electric aviation could serve time-sensitive healthcare logistics needs.
Metro Aviation and BETA Technologies are partnering to bring electric aviation to ECU Health in North Carolina. The initiative applies BETA’s electric aircraft to healthcare, linking an emerging advanced air mobility use case with a regional medical provider; the available reports do not specify aircraft, routes or a start date.
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.
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Texas has begun flights under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, with Joby Aviation participating in a weeklong demonstration. Separately, Archer Aviation and BETA Technologies plan interoperable charging infrastructure to support air taxi operations, linking vehicle deployments with the ground systems required for scale.
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