Beta Technologies

Beta Technologies
Private
IndustryAerospace
Founded2017
FounderKyle Clark
HeadquartersSouth Burlington, Vermont, United States
ProductsElectric aircraft and charging infrastructure
Number of employees
650 (April 2024)[1]
Websitebeta.team

Beta Technologies (stylized as BETA Technologies), is a South Burlington, Vermont-based aerospace manufacturer developing electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional take-off and landing (eCTOL) aircraft for the cargo, medical passenger, and military aviation industries.[2][3] The company has also developed a network of chargers which can supply power to their aircraft and other electric vehicles.[4][5] Training programs for future electric aircraft pilots and maintainers are also provided.[6]

The company was founded by Kyle Clark in 2017 and by 2024 had 650 employees.[1]

  1. ^ a b D'Ambrosio, Dan (2024-04-02). "Electric airplane builder Beta Technologies is hiring and ushering in a new age of aviation". burlingtonfreepress. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  2. ^ Picard, Ken (2018-10-17). "Beta Technologies Races to Develop Electric Aviation". Seven Days. Vermont. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Freedman, Andrew (March 14, 2023). "Meet Beta Technologies' new electric plane". axios.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Beta Technologies, a Vermont Air Taxi Start-Up, Might Be About to Change the Aviation World". The Drive. January 11, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. ^ McCallum, Kevin (October 19, 2022). "Beta Technologies Plans a Web of Charging Stations Across the Eastern U.S. to Power Its Electric Planes". Seven Days. Vermont. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Reichmann, Kelsey (2021-09-20). "CAE and BETA Team Up on eVTOL Pilot Training". Avionics International. Retrieved 2023-03-08.