Robot model
ALIA-250
All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration.
- Manufacturer
- Beta Technologies
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- development
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
Overview
All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration. 250 nm range, 1400 lb payload. FAA Type Certificate application. UPS Flight Forward launch cargo customer. Vertiport network development active.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- development
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Key facts
Product
Funding
Strategic
FAA
Differentiation
Specs
Range km
Payload kg
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for ALIA-250. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- ALIA-250 at Plattsburghoperational
Beta Technologies Alia-250 eVTOL test flights at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY.
- ALIA-250 at Plattsburghoperational
Extensive flight test program at Plattsburgh International Airport, New York.
ALIA-250 on the deployment map
Where ALIA-250 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Blade Air Mobility Completes Test Flight of BETA Technologies...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Alia 250 eVTOL Aircraft Achieves Piloted Transition Flight
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
BETA Technologies Alia aircraft homecoming
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Supply chain (1)
Compute / semiconductor
- GarminGarmin G3000 integrated flight deck -- primary avionics and cockpit display system for Beta Technologies A250 eVTOL aircraft; covers CX300 CTOL and A250 VTOL variants. Garmin signed long-term agreement with Beta Technologies to supply G3000 to both aircraft platforms.supplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faaactive
Applicant: Beta Technologies
Safety record
No incidents on record for ALIA-250.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is ALIA-250?
- All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration. 250 nm range, 1400 lb payload. FAA Type Certificate application. UPS Flight Forward launch cargo customer. Vertiport network development active.
- How much does ALIA-250 cost?
- ALIA-250's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for ALIA-250 from Beta Technologies. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is ALIA-250 actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. ALIA-250 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- What are the specs of ALIA-250?
- ALIA-250's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 463; Payload: 635. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- Who makes ALIA-250?
- ALIA-250 is made by Beta Technologies, based in Burlington, VT, USA, founded in 2017.
- Where is ALIA-250 deployed?
- 2 verified deployments of ALIA-250 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Plattsburgh.
- Can you buy ALIA-250?
- ALIA-250's purchase availability is not confirmed on the DEPLOY registry; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is ALIA-250 FAA certified?
- ALIA-250 has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, active. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
- What are alternatives to ALIA-250?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to ALIA-250 include Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper.
- How does ALIA-250 compare to Zipline Platform 2 (P2)?
- ALIA-250 and Zipline Platform 2 (P2) (Zipline · 6 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. ALIA-250 has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is ALIA-250 a top aerial?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, ALIA-250 ranks in roughly the top 38% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
- What is ALIA-250's maturity stage?
- ALIA-250 is at the development stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production).
- Is ALIA-250 safe?
- ALIA-250 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: development
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ALIA-250.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/beta-alia-250.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/4caaeaa2-a434-4acf-9075-ba8f63d928ed
- Revision history: /models/beta-alia-250/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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Reality vs attention
ALIA-250 draws attention at the 54th percentile but verifies reality at the 65th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -10.9, 45th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026