CEO & Co-Founder, AIR
Rani Plaut is the CEO and Co-Founder of AIR, an aerospace company pioneering a new class of smart aircraft designed to make personal and autonomous flight more accessible. With a multidisciplinary background spanning mathematics, physics, automotive engineering, and aerospace technology, Plaut brings decades of experience building and commercializing advanced technologies.
Before founding AIR, Plaut served as CEO and Co-Founder of Bmax, a leading provider of advanced metal-processing technologies, where he helped build the company and develop solutions at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and industrial innovation. His career has also included work with leading automotive and aerospace OEMs, as well as board positions at technology companies and venture funds.
At AIR, Plaut leads the development of a new generation of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, with a vision to transform how people and cargo move through the air. Under his leadership, AIR has progressed from concept to full-scale flight testing and is developing both the AIR ONE personal aircraft and autonomous cargo aircraft for commercial and defense applications.