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Loganair Adds BETA Technologies ALIA CTOL Aircraft to Its Fleet, Following Successful Demonstrations in United Kingdom

Stuart Mitchell

Loganair, the United Kingdom’s largest regional airline, and BETA Technologies recently announced at the Farnborough International Airshow the signing of a term sheet under which Loganair will purchase five all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) (CX300) aircraft, with options for five more. The UK, and Scotland in particular, is a natural first market for commercial electric flight. Across the country, island and remote communities depend on short routes that road and rail cannot serve, making regional air service critical infrastructure. Most of Loganair’s regional sectors are under 100 miles,…

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UK’s first electric flight demonstrations launch today, as Loganair and BETA Technologies fly Royal Mail postal routes

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail, Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) (“BETA”), a U.S.-based electric aerospace company leading in the development and commercialisation of electric aircraft, have launched the UK’s first real-world electric flight demonstrations across Royal Mail’s essential Scottish mail flight routes. The first of a series of demonstration flights across Scotland’s regional airport network took place today between Glasgow and Dundee, with further flights planned between Inverness, Wick and Orkney. The flights will carry representative letters and parcels, replicating the daily mail flights Loganair operates so…

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Loganair opens applications for its 2025 GreenSkies Community Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, is now welcoming applications for its 2025 GreenSkies Community Fund, an initiative aimed at helping charities, community groups, and small businesses achieve their sustainability goals. Applications are now open for submissions and will close on Monday, March 3, 2025. In 2024, successful projects included a plant nursery in Shetland that used its £4,449 grant to install solar panels and go off-grid during the summer, and a heritage centre in Orkney that was awarded £3,600 to improve energy efficiency at its community venue. Other beneficiaries…

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