47G signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with Beta Technologies, a Vermont-based electric aircraft and charging manufacturer in a landmark deal that opens the door for electric flight in Utah. Flights will start with cargo deliveries, beginning over the next few years, before moving to air taxis for passenger travel.

Over 50 business owners and other professionals express opposition to the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola. Concerns raised include costs, environmental fragility, benefitting primarily private businesses and risks to the watershed.

The air taxis, which garnered support from the Utah Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, are expected to run statewide in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies and 47G will work with Utah to select electric aircraft routes and charging sites.

Air taxis in Utah aren't too far off. Utah's governor met with the leaders of two tech companies on Tuesday to signal the state's investment.

Governor Spencer Cox Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Beta Technologies and 47G to potentially revolutionize travel in the Beehive State.

Cox said the effort harkens back to a time decades ago when U.S. companies were the best in the world at building new things. He noted that the Federal Aviation Administration last fall licensed a new category of aircraft — electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing craft — for the first time in 80 years.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Department of Transportation, as well as other partners, are working to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions around the state and to also make it

Utah Aerospace & Defense (47G) and industry-leading aircraft manufacturer, BETA Technologies, signed a historic agreement that creates an opportunity to bring

G has entered into an agreement with BETA Technologies to introduce electric aircraft and establish charging stations in Utah, US.

G and BETA Technologies signed an agreement to bring electric aircraft and infrastructure to Utah. This will prepare the state for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games and position Utah as a national leader in AAM.

Utah partners with BETA Technologies on an electric aircraft network, advancing sustainable air transportation for the 2034 Winter Olympics.