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Beta's Alia Makes First Electric Flight Test at Amazon Air

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Flying Magazine

"Beta's Alia electric prototype demonstrator departed from Amazon Air's "superhub" at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) on Thursday and flew approximately 60 nautical miles to the company’s sorting hub at Wilmington Air Park (KILN) outside Dayton, Ohio."

"Last year, UPS Flight Forward...announced preliminary orders for ten Alia production aircraft, with an option for 150 more."

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