Seeing Our Sheroes in Aviation for Women

Written By Beth White

When the latest issue of Aviation for Women landed and we saw so many badass women from BETA Technologies featured, our whole crew lit up. These are women we know, learn from, and admire—leaders and maintainers who show up every day to push the future of aviation forward with electric aircraft, serious technical chops, and grounded, humble confidence. Seeing their stories in print felt like the world catching up to what we already see in the hangar and on the flightline: women leading at nearly every level of this industry.

For our WOMEN BUILD PLANES team, their visibility matters. Our young builders recognize names and faces in those pages and can say, “I’ve met her. I’ve seen her work. I can do this too.” The article does more than celebrate individual achievements; it traces a clear line between innovation, mentorship, and opportunity—right here in Vermont. We feel lucky to share a home state and a community with these women, and even luckier that our next generation of Modern Rosies gets to see their role models building, flying, fixing, and electrifying the future of aviation.

We were honored and humbled to get a shout-out by our beloved Rayan El-Kotob, an esteemed friend and mentor.

Beth White

Education Possibilitarian, Artist, Writer, Doula, Mentor, Aviatrix, Breast Cancer Survivor, Pilot-in-Command at Habitat for Aviation

Born and raised in Vermont, Beth worked in a variety of schools in New England, including The Met, which is Big Picture Learning, flagship public high school in Providence, Rhode Island. After a decade in the classroom, Beth returned to the University of Vermont to earn a PhD in educational leadership and policy studies. She is an education possibilitarian, artist, a writer, a Doula, a mentor and aviatrix and most recently, after winning a tough battle with breast cancer, Beth founded Habitat for Aviation to inspire the next generation of airplane mechanics, avionics, specialists and pilots.

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