Certification
FAA Part 23 type certification in progress (certified first, ahead of A250)
Launch operators and orders: Air New Zealand; Bristow Norway trials.
Battery: In-house packs. Charging: Beta Charge (CCS1).
Program record
Program record
| Class | trainer/GA |
| Country | United States |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Seats or payload | pilot + 5 or cargo |
| Battery | In-house packs |
| Charging | Beta Charge (CCS1) |
| Autonomy | piloted |
| Certification | FAA Part 23 type certification in progress (certified first, ahead of A250) |
| Status | active |
| Launch operators and orders | Air New Zealand; Bristow Norway trials |
| Manufacturing | South Burlington VT |
| Parent or backers | GE Aerospace; NYSE BETA |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: beta.team
In context
Where it fits
Listed in the Electric Trainers, GA and Seaplanes. Programs are ranked on battery, charging, autonomy, certification stage and launch operators - the factors that decide whether an aircraft enters commercial service.
| Program | Status |
|---|---|
| Integral E (Aura Aero) | active |
| Bristell B23 Energic (BRM Aero) | active |
| eFlyer 2 (Bye Aerospace) | active |
| eDA40 (Diamond Aircraft) | active |
| RX1E-A (Liaoning General Aviation Academy) | active |
| RX4E (Liaoning General Aviation Academy) | active |
| Velis Electro (Pipistrel (Textron eAviation)) | active |
| HY4 / H2FLY-40 (H2FLY (Joby)) | demonstrator |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- ALIA CX300 (BETA Technologies)
- Sources
- ElectronsX aviation dataset; company filings and regulator records
- Updated
- 2026-10