Designed by the American electric aerospace company BETA Technologies, the ALIA CTOL plane is the airline's first "next-generation aircraft" and part of its program to launch a commercial demonstrator flight by 2026, in line with its decarbonization agenda until 2050.
With the addition of ALIA to the existing fleet, the company said in a statement that it hopes to advance its "knowledge and the transformation needed in the aviation system" of
Initially, the aircraft will be operated as a cargo-only service in partnership with
"Decarbonising aviation isn't easy, and we have a lot of work to do. We need to accelerate the pace of change in the technology, infrastructure, operations and regulation," said
He added that the pioneering purchase of this electric aircraft cements
Weighing three tons, the plane is about 12 meters long and will fly at a speed of up to 270 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 1,500-3,000 meters. It is expected that a full battery charge will take 40-60 minutes.
The aircraft will only be put into service once it has passed testing and is certified safe to fly by the
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