Beta Flies First Electric Aircraft Into Montreal

Beta’s Alia demonstrator makes a conventional landing at Montreal’s Pierre Trudeau International Airport

Beta’s Alia demonstrator makes a conventional landing at Montreal’s Pierre Trudeau International Airport.

Credit: Beta Technologies
Beta Technologies has flown its Alia electric aircraft across an international border for the first time, completing a 30-min., 64-mi. flight to Montreal from its test base in Plattsburgh, New York, on Sept. 27. Cross-border flights by electric aircraft are still rare, as aviation regulators are...
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