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

- First-of-its-kind authorization for an electric VTOL follows BETA’s earlier CTOL approval and reflects the operational and safety record BETA has built across both aircraft which have flown more than 250,000 nautical miles combined -

- BETA’s A250 is now authorized to conduct flight operations with operators and key stakeholders under a Special Airworthiness Certificate for market surveys -

- BETA’s A250 completes first flight under new FAA authorization on October 20, 2026 -

BETA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BETA) ("BETA"), an aerospace and defense company, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") has awarded its ALIA VTOL ("A250") aircraft a Special Airworthiness Certificate for market surveys, marking the first such authorization granted to an electric vertical takeoff and landing ("VTOL") aircraft.