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UPS buys electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft from Beta Technologies, enhancing capabilities and network sustainability
UPS buys electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft from Beta Technologies, enhancing capabilities and network sustainability
- UPS (NYSE:UPS) and UPS Flight Forward subsidiary plans to purchase electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies (BETA) to augment its air service for select small and mid-size markets.
- These BETA aircraft’s 1,400-pound cargo capacity will take off and land on-property at UPS facilities in a whisper-quiet fashion, reducing time-in-transit, vehicle emissions, and operating cost.
- “This is all about innovation with a focus on returns for our business, our customers, and the environment,” said UPS Chief Information and Engineering Officer Juan Perez. “These new aircraft will create operational efficiencies in our business, open possibilities for new services, and serve as a foundation for future solutions to reduce the emissions profile of our air and ground operation.”
- The first ten BETA aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving in 2024, with an option to purchase up to 150 of the aircraft.