US EditionBeta Technologies Makes History with Electric Aircraft Landing
- On June 4, 2025, Beta Technologies completed a 45-minute all-electric flight from Long Island to JFK Airport carrying a pilot and four passengers.
- This achievement comes after a lengthy period of extensive testing and development aimed at securing FAA certification for the eCTOL aircraft by 2025.
- Beta collaborated with the regional airport authority overseeing New York and New Jersey to showcase the flight as part of efforts to develop infrastructure for electric aircraft.
- Kyle Clark emphasized that advanced air mobility is no longer a distant idea but is currently operational, while Rob Wiesenthal highlighted that electrically powered flights offering silent, zero-emission travel are rapidly becoming achievable.
- The flight highlights progress toward integrating electric aircraft into urban transportation to reduce emissions, ease congestion, and increase accessibility.
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First passengers board new electric aircraft
Electric aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies conducted its first demonstration flight with passengers on June 3. During what the company called the first landing of an advanced air mobility flight at a New York City airport, Beta’s Alia fixed-wing aircraft, which operates conventionally from runways, touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
All-electric aircraft completes flight with passengers from Long Island to New York City
The BETA Technologies' all-electric ALIA plane made a 45-minute flight from eastern Long Island to New York City Tuesday, becoming the first electric plane to carry passengers on a flight in North America.
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