Historic Electric Flight Takes Off From East Hampton Airport

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Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade and Beta Technologies took off in the first electric test flight to leave from East Hampton Airport. The aircraft was bound for JFK International Airport. The electric aircraft is essentially inaudible from the ground. JACK MOTZ

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal waits to board the electric aircraft at East Hampton Airport. DOUG KUNTZ

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal waits to board the electric aircraft at East Hampton Airport. DOUG KUNTZ

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal, left, and Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark, right, get ready to board an electric aircraft headed for JFK International Airport. The flight was expected to take 38 to 45 minutes. DOUG KUNTZ

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal, left, and Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark, right, get ready to board an electric aircraft headed for JFK International Airport. The flight was expected to take 38 to 45 minutes. DOUG KUNTZ

Beta Technologies Kyle Clark, left, and Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal, right, take questions from the media before boarding an electric aircraft bound for JFK International Airport. DOUG KUNTZ

Beta Technologies Kyle Clark, left, and Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal, right, take questions from the media before boarding an electric aircraft bound for JFK International Airport. DOUG KUNTZ

authorJack Motz on Jun 4, 2025
Beta Technologies’ all-electric Alia aircraft took off from East Hampton Airport on Tuesday morning, marking the first-ever passenger-carrying flight of an electric aircraft into a New York-New Jersey airport. Additionally,... more

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