BETA Technologies Receives Federal Aviation Administration Special Airworthiness Certificate For ALIA VTOL, First For eVTOL Market Surveys

BETA Technologies, Inc. has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its ALIA VTOL aircraft, known as A250, which is the first authorization granted to an electric VTOL in the market. This certification allows BETA to conduct flight operations for market surveys, following the company's earlier approval for conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft. The A250 completed its first flight under this new FAA authorization on October 20, 2026, and has contributed to BETA's operational record of over 250,000 nautical miles flown across its aircraft.