The historic achievement of the first electric passenger flight landing in New York marks a groundbreaking moment in aviation.
Beta Technology’s all-electric aircraft has reached a major milestone by successfully landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport following its first passenger flight.
The all-electric CX300 aircraft took its first flight yesterday from East Hampton Airport on Long Island, USA, with a pilot and 4 passengers.
After about 45 minutes of continuous flight, the plane successfully landed at John F. Kennedy Airport, the busiest in the United States. Among the passengers on the all-electric plane were Matt Koskel, president of US regional carrier Republic Airways, and Rob Wiesenthal, chief executive of Blade Air Mobility.
Kyle Clarke, the founder and CEO of Beta Technologies, stated that the successful takeoff and landing of his electric aircraft with passengers at one of the world’s busiest airports demonstrates that modern air mobility is not merely a futuristic idea, but a reality now.
The all-electric CX300 aircraft is fully charged in 1 hour and can fly continuously for 622 kilometers on a single charge.
The aircraft was manufactured in Burlington, Canada, in November 2024, and its first successful test flight from Burlington to Burlington, Canada, took place on November 13, 2024, lasting 1 hour and 1 minute.
On January 10, 2025, the aircraft made a second successful flight from Burlington to Plattsburgh Airport in the US state of New York, lasting 1 hour and 6 minutes.
Since then, the aircraft has made approximately 184 test flights between Manchester, Westfield, Burlington, New York, Bellmore, Reading, Frederick, Leesburg, Sanford, Blacksburg, Florence, Atlanta, Columbia, Alexandria, Fort Worth, Mineral, Walls, and other cities.
On the other hand, the first successful regular flight with 4 passengers landed in New York yesterday.
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