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Beta Technologies says the FAA has granted the first market-survey authorization for an eVTOL, allowing its Alia A250 to fly with prospective customers onboard. The approval enables customer demonstrations as the company advances the aircraft toward commercialization.
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Beta Technologies says the FAA has granted the first market-survey authorization for an eVTOL, allowing its Alia A250 to fly with prospective customers onboard. The approval enables customer demonstrations as the company advances the aircraft toward commercialization.
In an eVTOL Insights Podcast interview, Grey Jay founder and CEO Elham Boozarjomehri discusses making advanced air mobility more accessible and affordable, with services responsive to community needs. The conversation centers on how the emerging sector can broaden its reach beyond early adopters.
Speaking at NBAA-BACE, Transportation Secretary Duffy said the FAA needs improved certification processes. He framed the changes as necessary to make way for safer technologies and advanced air mobility, putting regulatory processes at the center of efforts to bring new aircraft and systems into use.
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Vertical Aerospace appointed Marc Fontaine, CEO of Helsing’s French entity, to its board effective Oct. 21. The company is also targeting completion of the aircraft-level critical design review for its Valo eVTOL before Christmas, as CEO Stuart Simpson discusses certification, growth and strategic partners.
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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.
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Electra, Bristow Group, airport operator Avinor and CAA Norway plan demonstration flights with Electra’s EL2 hybrid-electric technology demonstrator at five locations across Norway in 2027. The program will test the aircraft in a range of operating environments, building on Electra’s recent instrument-procedure trials in Virginia.
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Archer Aviation says its Midnight prototype has completed piloted flights around San Francisco Bay, closing the Northern California phase of its “No Roads” demonstration tour. The aircraft is heading to Los Angeles for further demonstrations and operations tied to the 2028 Olympic Games, including the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
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