ALIA CX300 / A250
Electric aircraft: CX300 conventional takeoff, A250 vertical takeoff
Certifying
- Price / deposit
- Not published
- Certification, as written on the tracker
- CX300: FAA Requirements Definition phase closed (Q2 2026); no type certificate
- Delivery / launch
- Flying eIPP cargo and medical missions; Loganair term sheet for 5 CX300s
- Tracker updated
Certificates
A special or experimental airworthiness certificate, a production approval and an operator certificate are not type certificates. Standing is taken from the linked source.
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requirements definition (not a type certificate) |
Step accepted, certificate not issued |
BETA said on August 12, 2026 that it had closed the FAA Requirements Definition phase for the CX300 and received FAA acceptance of that aircraft's compliance requirements. BETA did not say a type certificate had been issued. This step is not a type certificate. |
Orders and other deals
| Date | Kind | Parties | Amount | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term sheet Conditional |
Term sheet for 5 CX300 aircraft, with options for 5 more |
BETA said on August 12, 2026 that after cargo demonstrations in Scotland, Loganair signed a term sheet for five CX300 aircraft, with options for five more. A term sheet is not described as a completed purchase agreement. The five options are conditional. BETA did not state a price. |
Milestones
| Date | Vehicle | Kind | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Other |
BETA says it began eIPP flightsBETA said it had launched the first operations under the FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, using the conventional-takeoff ALIA to carry manufactured organs with United Therapeutics. The day of the first flight is not stated. "First" is BETA's claim. This is not a type certificate. |
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Certification step |
CX300 requirements definition closedBETA said the FAA had accepted the CX300's compliance requirements and that the requirements-definition phase was closed. BETA did not say a type certificate was issued. |