Beta buoyed by FAA approval for Alia 250 passenger flights

<p>Permission allows developer to carry stakeholders on eVTOL demonstration sorties in USA. Beta Technologies has become the first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer to be given permission to carry passengers on demonstration flights ahead of achieving type certification. Announced on 21 October, the Special Airworthiness Market Survey Certificate granted by the Federal…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/evtol/2026/10/beta-buoyed-by-faa-approval-for-alia-250-passenger-flights/">Beta buoyed by FAA approval for Alia 250 passenger flights</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com">FlightGlobal</a>.</p>