Beta TechnologiesIn Certification
Conventional takeoff and landing electric aircraft in BETA's ALIA family, designed for cargo, medical, and regional passenger missions using existing airport infrastructure. BETA's stepwise commercialization plan puts the CTOL aircraft into service first before the VTOL variant.
Latest update Sep 20, 2026
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BETA is commercializing the CTOL aircraft first while continuing FAA type certification across the ALIA family. On July 10, 2026 the CX300 flew the first operational missions of the U.S. DOT/FAA eIPP, carrying United Therapeutics' manufactured organs across a Virginia-Maryland corridor. On August 18 it began a three-week Gulf Coast campaign from Galveston, and from September 10-14 it flew Project Nexus eIPP demonstrations with Joby across Dallas-Fort Worth. On July 20, 2026, UK carrier Loganair signed a term sheet for up to 10 CX300s, positioning it to become Europe's first electric-aircraft airline with entry into service targeted for 2029.
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Announced next steps from Beta Technologies that mention ALIA CX300.
2026-2027
BETA flew the first operational eIPP missions on July 10, 2026 (ALIA CX300 carrying United Therapeutics' manufactured organs across a Virginia-Maryland corridor). A three-week Galveston CX300 campaign began August 18, 2026, and from September 10-14 BETA and Joby flew Project Nexus demonstration flights across Dallas-Fort Worth, making Texas the sixth eIPP host location. By its Q2 2026 results (August 12, 2026), BETA reported it was running eIPP cargo and medical-logistics missions with partners across five regions - New York, Texas, Utah, Maryland/Virginia, and Louisiana. On September 10, 2026 Archer and BETA said they would work with TxDOT through ACES to site shared charging for Texas eIPP routes linking Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. The next milestone is broadening these deployments across the seven eIPP launch programs toward routine paid cargo operations, and eventually VTOL missions, ahead of full type certification.
H2 2027 (CX300)
H500A electric motor certification has slipped past the original H1 2026 target. In its Q2 2026 results (August 12, 2026), BETA reported it reached agreement with the FAA on a continued-rotation compliance approach for the motor, completed durability and lightning-strike teardowns with strong results, and substantially completed software requirements-based testing, with formal FAA testing now underway. CX300 type certification remains targeted for the second half of 2027 per CEO Kyle Clark (from an original late-2025 goal), with commercial operations following and the A250 eVTOL certified around 2028.
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The crewed, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) member of the ALIA family - a lift-plus-cruise design with four fixed-pitch overhead rotors for vertical lift and a single rear pusher propeller for forward cruise. It shares roughly 80% commonality with the CX300, including flight controls and cockpit layout, and is the aircraft the defense-focused MV250 is derived from.
BETA's multimodal charging ecosystem spans fixed Charge Cubes, mobile Mini Cubes, and thermal management systems for electric aircraft and EVs. It is designed as both enabling infrastructure for ALIA and a third-party charging product line, and anchors the July 2026 ACES consortium with Archer Aviation and Macquarie Capital to build up to 250 interoperable U.S. sites by 2030.
BETA's aerospace-grade pusher motor is sold as a standalone propulsion product as well as used inside the ALIA family, giving the company a component business beyond aircraft deliveries.
Autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL derivative of the A250 aimed at contested military logistics, CASEVAC, and other defense missions where payload, austere operation, range, and optional autonomy matter more than urban air taxi economics. Formally unveiled at the July 2026 Farnborough Airshow, it pairs a GE Aerospace CT7/T700 hybrid-electric turbine propulsion system with Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy stack.
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