Air New Zealand Goes Electric: Airline’s 1st CX300 Completes Maiden Flight

Electric flight has taken off for Air New Zealand. The country’s flag carrier of which bears its name, made its maiden test flight this week as the fully electric BETA ALIA CX300 took flight across the city of Tauranga. The aircraft is manufactured by BETA Technologies, a Vermont-based aerospace manufacturer that specialises in developing eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) and CTOL (conventional take off and landing) aircraft.