While regulatory hurdles are the main challenge to introducing electric aircraft, there is a technology problem. Specifically one with the batteries critical to powering them. Jet fuel ...

There will be no magic key to reaching this ... The RX1E is a two-seater electric aircraft designed primarily for pilot training, recreational flying, and short-haul transportation.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What could a future with electric planes look like? $25 tickets, quieter airports, or even shorter runways. Companies have been betting on battery ...

It introduced it as the “first electric light jet designed for hydrogen propulsion, featuring a clean-sheet architecture ...

Virginia-based aviation company Electra says it managed to get some 2,200 orders for its short-, low-speed take off aircraft, ...

There’s also the added bonus that electric planes are just much more pleasant to fly in. No loud engine noise, no vibrations, no smell of jet fuel, just environmentally friendly peace and quiet.

There is a lot at stake in the race to innovate: the electric aircraft market is projected to reach over $22 billion in the next fifteen years. In order for electric flight to really take off and ...

Hybrid-electric propulsion is redefining the landscape of regional air mobility, offering an immediate and scalable solution to reduce carbon emissions. By addressing critical gaps in transportation ...

As he climbed through clear skies in a “perfectly quiet electric airplane,” he says he felt grateful. “There’s not a piece in that airplane that we didn’t design, build, assemble ...

Electra announces a new round of customers for its flagship, fixed-wing EL9, many of whom primarily operate rotorcraft.

The latest form of public transportation will mirror what it's like to order an Uber, but there will be a few key differences: the driver will be a pilot and the method of transportation will be an ...