e-Smart Group’s purchase of up to 20 of BETA Technologies’ ALIA CTOL aircraft will support low-emission, low-cost, time-sensitive logistics
Today at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) and e-Smart Group (e-SG) announced an agreement for the sale of BETA’s all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft. This partnership, which furthers BETA’s international expansion and e-Smart’s commitment to sustainable logistics solutions, advances low-emission air cargo operations across the broader European Region (EU), UK and the UAE.
The agreement includes a deposit-backed firm order for five of BETA’s electric ALIA CTOL aircraft and purchase rights for 15 more. e-Smart Group, parent of the new all-electric operator e-Smart Avia, plans to use the aircraft to serve express, e-commerce and high value verticals, such as medical, life science, aircraft on the ground (AOG) spares, and more. The operations would be focused across the EU, UK and the UAE.
This purchase order from a mission-driven operator positioned to deploy electric aviation in logistics operations, marks another step in growing BETA’s international presence. e-Smart Group — which has a specialized expertise in serving its existing airline and logistics clients — views the addition of BETA’s technology as a means to allow those clients to expand their product portfolios with greater speed and reliability than previously possible.
“Our agreement with e-Smart Group marks an exciting step in BETA’s global expansion,” said Simon Newitt, Head of Global Sales at BETA Technologies. “e-Smart delivers on a wide-ranging, high-value mission set, from cargo and e-commerce to critical medical goods, which ALIA is uniquely designed to support. We look forward to partnering to bring next-generation logistics and electric aviation to several new territories, and with it a clean, reliable, low-cost operation.”
“Introducing cargo operations with electric airplanes is a natural evolution for e-Smart Group, fully aligned with our strategy to meet – and exceed – our clients’ expectations for reliable and fast time-definite air logistics,” said Stan Wraight, President and CEO of SASIWorld, and one of the founding partners of e-Smart Group. “The ALIA CTOL aircraft will enable us to deliver low-emission, sustainable, yet cost-effective solutions by leveraging the latest technology in cargo aviation.”
Jacques Heeremans, owner of IAS Inter Aviation Services, and co-founder of e-Smart Group with Mr. Wraight and Mr. Ilin, added: “We are already seeing strong interest from express and e-commerce clients eager to integrate the ALIA CTOL into their operations. Beyond that, we believe this innovative aircraft will become highly sought after for charter and regular shipments of special cargo – such as life sciences, critical spare parts, high-value goods.”
BETA’s ALIA CTOL is designed for regional transport, with a 560 kilo (1,250-pound) payload, and 5.6 cubic meter cabin interior for optimized efficiency, cost, and quiet, low-emission operation. Its performance and lower operating costs make it highly suited for high-frequency routes connecting major hubs to secondary markets — a key focus for e-Smart Group as it launches service in 2027. BETA also manufactures electric infrastructure to support the aircraft operations. The company is deploying an international network, with more than 50 sites online in the U.S. as of August 31, 2025, and additional locations in Canada.
By signing with e-Smart Group, BETA extends its customer base to include operators with deep connections across both the European and Middle Eastern aviation sectors — a critical element in bringing electric aircraft into new regulatory environments and complex airspace.
e-Smart Group joins a growing portfolio of top global operators that have purchased BETA’s aircraft and chargers, including Air New Zealand, UPS, United Therapeutics, Bristow, Republic Airways, Ryan Air, and more.
BETA’s ALIA platform is currently undergoing FAA type certification and is engineered for all-weather operations, IFR capability, and a range of cargo and passenger use cases.
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About BETA Technologies, Inc.
BETA is an aerospace company designing, manufacturing and selling high-performance electric aircraft, advanced electric propulsion systems, components and charging systems to top operators worldwide. BETA has built and flown its family of ALIA aircraft, consisting of both conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft (the “ALIA CTOL”) and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (“ALIA VTOL”), more than 83,000 nautical miles, including multiple trips across the United States. BETA is deploying a network of charging infrastructure to enable the growing industry with more than 50 sites online across the U.S. and Canada. BETA’s intentional approach to developing the enabling technologies necessary to electrify aviation unlocks lucrative aftermarket revenue opportunity over the life of each aircraft. These highly-scalable enabling technologies allow BETA to serve a customer base across cargo and logistics, defense, passenger and medical end markets and unlock cost-effective and safe missions.
About e-Smart Group
e-Smart Group is a global air logistics platform formed through the alliance of IAS Inter Aviation Services b.v., SASI World inc., and e-Smart Logistics b.v. Built on decades of industry expertise, the group unites technology-driven innovative solutions and subject matter leadership to deliver end-to-end cargo capabilities from a single source. e-Smart Group is committed to advancing speed, transparency, quality, compliance and cost efficiency across the air freight logistics ecosystem. The group is shaping the future of air cargo logistics through global integrated solutions, (cross border) door-2-door services and continued investment in new technologies.
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