BETA Technologies Completes 14 Electric Aircraft Flights Across Florida, Covering Nearly 700 Nautical Miles Under Federal eIPP Program

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BETA’s ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft flew nearly 700 nautical miles in Florida, including the route of the world’s first scheduled airline flightBETA is flying as a partner in the eIPP project led by the Florida Department

BETA’s ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft flew nearly 700 nautical miles in Florida, including the route of the world’s first scheduled airline flight

BETA is flying as a partner in the eIPP project led by the Florida Department of Transportation, one of eight selected nationwide

BETA Technologies (NYSE:BETA) ("BETA"), an aerospace and defense company, has completed 14 flights across Florida, covering nearly 700 nautical miles, under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). BETA is a partner in Florida’s eIPP project, alongside lead participant Florida Department of Transportation, Republic Airways, Brickyard Connection and Metro Aviation. BETA’s conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft, the ALIA CTOL, has flown across the Orlando and Tampa regions, including routes from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) and Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) to Tampa International Airport (KTPA).

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