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BETA's electric A250 gets FAA's first eVTOL market-survey certificate
The FAA said on October 21, 2026 it had issued BETA Technologies the first-ever Special Airworthiness Market Survey Certificate for eVTOL aircraft, authorizing the all-electric ALIA A250 to fly with operators and participants for market surveys. BETA says the first flight under it, on October 20, covered 34 nautical miles in 20 minutes.
BETA flies over 1,300 nautical miles on North Carolina medical test routes
BETA Technologies said on September 23, 2026 that its ALIA CTOL has flown more than 1,300 nautical miles of routes in North Carolina since September 17 under the DOT and FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, with simulated deliveries of healthcare cargo alongside NCDOT, Metro Aviation and healthcare partners including ECU Health and WakeMed. In a DOT statement that day, BETA's Kyle Clark said its aircraft flew more than 16 medical and disaster response missions in the week to September 23. The operations will use a Charge Cube installed at Raleigh Executive Jetport in 2024, per BETA.
