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Bristow and Beta Start Testing Electric Aircraft Routes in Norway
Flights could connect the coastal cities Bergen and Stavanger
Beta delivers Alia CX300 electric aircraft to Bristow in Stavanger, Norway
Beta delivered the first Alia CX300 electric aircraft to Bristow in Stavanger, Norway, on August 8. © Beta Technologies

Helicopter operator Bristow Norway and Beta Technologies have started operational tests in Norway with the U.S. manufacturer’s Alia CX300 electric aircraft. Trials will last several months and got underway on August 8 using a “test arena” approved by the country’s civil aviation authority (CAA) and air traffic management agency Avinor.

The conventional takeoff and landing CX300 model arrived in Stavanger, Norway, last week at the end of a 3,800-nm journey from Beta’s headquarters in Vermont. En route, the aircraft made stops in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Denmark, including a high-profile flying display appearance at the Paris Air Show in June.