Electric cargo & regional aircraft
Electric conventional take-off and VTOL aircraft for cargo, medical and short regional routes (e.g., BETA CX300/ALIA)
2 leading companies in electric cargo & regional aircraft, one segment of drones & air taxis — Commercial, consumer and defence drones, drone delivery, and electric air taxis (eVTOL) nearing first passenger service
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading electric cargo & regional aircraft companies
2 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETA Technologies BETA ↗ | South Burlington, United States since 2017 | Electric aircraft (CX300 conventional take-off, ALIA A250 eVTOL), motors and chargers; CX300 got FAA special airworthiness certification in Nov 2024 | revenue: 35.616 USD millions (FY 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Volocopter ↗ | Bruchsal, Germany since 2011 | VoloCity multicopter air taxi and VoloDrone cargo drone; filed for insolvency 2024-12-30 | — |
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The drones & air taxis market
The whole market this segment sits in.
global revenue (commercial drone market, estimate) · world40.6
↗USD billions · 2025
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Quick answers
- What is electric cargo & regional aircraft?
- Electric conventional take-off and VTOL aircraft for cargo, medical and short regional routes (e.g., BETA CX300/ALIA). It is one segment of the drones & air taxis market.
- Who are the leading electric cargo & regional aircraft companies?
- BETA Technologies (United States), Volocopter (Germany).
- Which electric cargo & regional aircraft companies are publicly traded?
- BETA Technologies (BETA).
- How big is the drones & air taxis market?
- For the whole drones & air taxis market, not this segment alone: global revenue (commercial drone market, estimate) (world) 40.6 USD billions, 2025 — Drone Industry Insights.