Overview

• On August 18, BETA flew its five-seat ALIA CTOL at Billy Bishop during a public demo co-hosted by Stolport, with the company citing a 336‑nautical‑mile range and sub‑one‑hour charging.
• PortsToronto characterized the flight as evidence the airport is ready to invest in foundations and technology required for electric aircraft.
• Stolport purchased a BETA Minicube for its operations at YTZ, a mobile, multimodal unit capable of charging aircraft and ground vehicles that marks BETA’s first charger sale in Canada.
• BETA reports 52 chargers online across the United States and continues certification, testing and production of its CTOL and VTOL models for logistics, medical and government customers.
• Wider passenger adoption in Canada has not begun, with Porter and Air Canada not using electric aircraft as governance discussions progress to accommodate the technology.