When an all-electric passenger airplane took a test flight in 2022, it didn’t have much room on board—the design, from a startup called Eviation, has space for only nine passengers. Other ...

Dutch startup Elysian unveiled plans for an electric plane it says could fly 500 miles on a single charge. The company says the E9X has eight engines and folding wingtips. Electric planes have largely ...

A Swedish aviation company is to test the world's largest all-electric aircraft in 2025, giving a boost to sustainable air travel. Heart Aerospace is gearing up to test its prototype in upstate New ...

An airline best known for providing flights to some of the most far-flung parts of Britain is leading the race to develop the ...

“And we hope to see you back here in this same spot in 3 years for what we hope will be the first commercial flight on a hybrid electric plane.” That remark at a recent event caught me by surprise, as ...

Investors are betting billions on air travel’s next big things, from all-electric air taxis to supersonic jetliners. The chief executive of aerospace startup Electra says he’s looking to deliver a ...

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies? It may be a concept, but it has some good ideas to consider. This company has found a way to retrofit planes so they fly with electric ...

While electric cars and buses are quite popular nowadays, with Tesla becoming the best-selling luxury car brand in the U.S., it's still hard to find an electric plane to fly on. Nevertheless, as ...

Dozens gathered in the doorway of an open hangar at Centennial Airport on Wednesday, watching as a first-of-its-kind electric plane touched down in front of a background of picturesque Colorado ...

A Connecticut flight training school is the first in the nation to use an all-electric aircraft. Learn2FlyCT, based at Hartford-Brainard Airport, has been given a special exemption by the Federal ...

An ALIA electric plane is plugged into a charging station similar to the one installed at Manchester airport. Credit: BETA Technologies—Courtesy An electric-car-charging station has just been ...

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