Taking Flight Aboard the First All-Electric Plane

Taking flight aboard the first all-electric plane

ABC News transportation correspondent Gio Benitez takes flight on Beta Technologies' new all-electric aircraft.

Beta Technologies climbs after Transportation Sec. Duffy posts a “Love Island” meme about his flight in electric aircraft

Beta Technologies climbed more than 5% in premarket trading Wednesday....

Transportation secretary flies BETA aircraft as VT firm is selected for seven of eight Federal pilot projects

The DOT described the flight as a milestone in the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs.

Sean Duffy flies in Beta Alia eVTOL

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy flew aboard Beta Technologies’ Alia eVTOL, becoming the first US Transportation Secretary to fly in an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The flight took place on May 29, 2026, at Beta’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont, according to the US Department of Transportation and Beta. “This is the kind of innovation I love to see: technology that’s going to fundamentally improve how people…

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Flies in eVTOL Aircraft For First Time after Visit to BETA Technologies

Sean P. Duffy became the first Transportation Secretary in US history to fly in an eVTOL aircraft, when he visited BETA Technologies’ headquarters in Vermont on Friday (May 29th). To ensure American innovation leads the way, Secretary Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unveiled a new pilot program (eIPP) to begin testing advanced air mobility vehicles and their real-world applications out in the field. The eight selected project…