BETA Completes 14 All-Electric Flights Across Florida Under U.S. DOT and FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Key Highlights
- ➤BETA completed 14 all-electric flights spanning nearly 700 nautical miles across Florida
- ➤BETA’s Republic Airways operations reached up to nine daily flights at under $17 energy per flight
- ➤Florida agreement adds 34 BETA chargers and thermal management systems
- ➤BETA is participating in seven of eight FAA and U.S. DOT eIPP programs
Expert Statements
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“The eIPP lets us fly electric aircraft in the National Airspace System alongside our customers to evaluate how the aircraft perform in real-world operations.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“ALIA is all-electric and mechanically simple, so it’s inexpensive to operate and maintain, and we built the charging network in parallel.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“Florida invested early, and our chargers are now at nine sites from the Panhandle to the Space Coast.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“Earlier this year, the aircraft and the network together supported high-cadence operations with Republic Airways along the I-4 corridor, up to nine flights a day at under $17 in energy per flight.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“We’ve logged more than 250,000 nautical miles across our CTOL and VTOL fleet to get here.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and chief executive officer of BETA
“The eIPP is where we put that experience to work, on the routes our customers will fly in commercial service.”
Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator
“Florida is helping safely integrate these new aircraft into the airspace system and prove that the next great era of American aviation is already here.”
Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator
“Each flight provides crucial data and lessons learned that will help establish safety standards for everyday operations.”
Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation
“More than 100 years ago, Florida helped launch the commercial aviation industry. Today, we are helping shape the next era of flight.”
Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation
“Through strategic investments, statewide planning, and partnerships with some of the industry’s top innovators, Florida is creating the infrastructure and policies needed to safely integrate Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into our transportation system.”
Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation
“These flights demonstrate how we are turning vision into reality.”
Todd Stanberry, Vice president and co-owner of Metro Aviation
“We believed in Kyle Clark and his team long before most people understood what electric aviation could mean for our industry.”
Todd Stanberry, Vice president and co-owner of Metro Aviation
“What I love about these demonstrations is that we’re not just talking about the possibilities anymore. We’re seeing them happen.”
Todd Stanberry, Vice president and co-owner of Metro Aviation
“Whether it’s moving passengers, cargo or patients, BETA continues to show us why we believed in them from day one.”
BETA Completes 14 All-Electric Flights Across Florida Under U.S. DOT and FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
BETA’s ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft flew nearly 700 nautical miles in Florida, including the route of the world’s first scheduled airline flight
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