secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BETA Technologies, Inc. (BETA)
CIK:        0001784570
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-12T10:03:06+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-033824
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BETA Technologies Q1 2026 net loss $122.3M, backlog $3.9B, selected in 7 of 8 eVTOL programs
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- Q1 revenue $10.1M vs $9.6M prior year; net loss widened to $122.3M from $78.3M.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of $97.2M vs $64.7M; operating expenses totaled $138.8M, up from $85.9M.
- Commercial aircraft backlog grew to $3.9B across 991 units; added >$375M in new orders in Q1.
- Selected for 7 of 8 FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Programs across 26 states; charging network expanded to 123 sites.
- Completed preliminary design review of hybrid turbogenerator with GE Aerospace; surpassed 85K hours of H500A engine testing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1784570/000162828026033824/0001628280-26-033824-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1784570/000162828026033824/bta-20260512.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-033824

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