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Introducing Leahy BTV: Burlington's Airport Gets a New Name, a New Airline and Upgrades
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/introducing-leahy-btv-burlingtons-airport-gets-a-new-name-a-new-airline-and-upgrades-39521511Introducing Leahy BTV: Burlington’s Airport Gets a New Name, a New Airline and Upgrades
By 7D BRAND STUDIO
Published November 20, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.
Senator Patrick Leahy at the naming ceremony on October 19, 2023 - COURTESY
In 1920, just a few years after the Wright brothers’ famous flight, Burlington opened an airport on 100 acres of farmland off Williston Road. Its first runway was a strip of grass.
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It’s grown to become the second busiest in the region — behind Boston’s — when it comes to the number of takeoffs and landings that take place there. In addition to commercial and private planes, military aircraft from the Vermont Air and Army National Guard base use the runways, as do aircraft owned and built by Beta Technologies, which is headquartered next to the terminal. Two more Beta buildings, including a brand-new, 355,000-square-foot production facility, occupy the south end of the property.
There, Beta is racing to pioneer electric aircraft for the next generation of air travel.
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The designation honors senator Patrick Leahy, who retired in January after a remarkable 48 years representing Vermont in the United State Senate. The senator and his supporters celebrated with a ceremony on October 19.
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By 7D BRAND STUDIO
Published November 20, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.
Senator Patrick Leahy at the naming ceremony on October 19, 2023 - COURTESY
In 1920, just a few years after the Wright brothers’ famous flight, Burlington opened an airport on 100 acres of farmland off Williston Road. Its first runway was a strip of grass.
[...]
It’s grown to become the second busiest in the region — behind Boston’s — when it comes to the number of takeoffs and landings that take place there. In addition to commercial and private planes, military aircraft from the Vermont Air and Army National Guard base use the runways, as do aircraft owned and built by Beta Technologies, which is headquartered next to the terminal. Two more Beta buildings, including a brand-new, 355,000-square-foot production facility, occupy the south end of the property.
There, Beta is racing to pioneer electric aircraft for the next generation of air travel.
[...]
The designation honors senator Patrick Leahy, who retired in January after a remarkable 48 years representing Vermont in the United State Senate. The senator and his supporters celebrated with a ceremony on October 19.
[...]