Aircraft
Blade to Add 20 Beta eVTOLs to Urban Air Mobility Fleet
Over the past week Beta Technologies announced orders for up to 170 of its six-seat Alia 250 all-electric aircraft from Blade Urban Air Mobility and UPS.
Blade Urban Air Mobility plans to add 20 of Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft to its fleet. (Image: Beta Technologies)
Blade Urban Air Mobility plans to add 20 of Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft to its fleet. (Image: Beta Technologies)

Blade Urban Air Mobility today reached agreement to add up to 20 of Beta Technologies’ $4 million Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft to its passenger transportation network, with deliveries due to start in 2024, followed by operations from 2025. According to Blade, the aircraft will be acquired through its “third-party financing relationships” with its operating partners, and Jet Linx Aviation is set to be the first to start operating an initial batch of five aircraft.