Electric Aviation Demonstrations Launch in Hawaiʻi: BETA Technologies and Surf Air Mobility Partner on Landmark Demonstration Program; Hawaiian Airlines Supporting Evaluation Activities
BETA Technologies are conducting market survey demonstration flights using the ALIA CTOL for approximately six to eight weeks, generating data and advancing community education on electric aviation in Hawaiʻi.
Surf Air Mobility became the first Part 135 operator to commercialize electric passenger flights for scheduled service and On Demand charter.
Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (“Surf Air Mobility”) and BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) ("BETA") announced the launch of an electric aircraft demonstration program in Hawaiʻi, with Hawaiian Airlines (NYSE: ALK), part of Alaska Air Group, providing support in key areas, such as sharing insights on Hawaiʻi cargo and passenger routes, participating in feasibility assessments, and supporting local stakeholder and community engagement activities. On Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines hosted the launch event for the trial at its Charles I. Elliott Maintenance and Cargo Facility at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. This was an important next step toward the deployment of these next-generation aircraft for real-world regional air service.
