PremiumHome / Business / Companies / AirlinesUpdatedJohn WeekesSenior Business Reporter·NZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 03:00 AM2 mins to read‌The Beta Alia CX300 arrived in New Zealand in late 2025. Video / Mike ScottAir New Zealand is still in talks with a US electric aircraft maker after an inter-island trial last summer. The battery-powered Beta Alia CX300 aircraft went back to the US in March.

“We’re waiting for Beta to look at larger-format aircraft, in terms of what we require,” Air

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