BETA Technologies' CX300 begins testing in Norway
SOLA, Norway - Fresh off a multiweek European “Grand Tour” comprising stops in Ireland, the U.K., France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Denmark, Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX300 is conducting its first test flights in Norway.
The aircraft, tail number N214BT, was recently delivered to customer Bristow Group, whose pilots took it to the skies for the first time on Friday. The flight marks the start of a six-month series of evaluations within Norway’s international test arena for zero- and low-emission aviation. The country’s civil aviation authority in March gave Beta and Bristow the green light to conduct the test arena’s inaugural demonstrations, Jack Daleo writes for Flying.
12 August 2025 - Bristow Norway AS, a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc., has begun flight operations of BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft at Stavanger Airport, launching Norway’s Test Arena for Zero & Low Emission Aviation. Conducted with Avinor and the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (CAA Norway), the program will run for six months, evaluating Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations on potential customer routes. Early flights will connect Stavanger and Bergen, with expansion planned to other Avinor-operated airports.