Electra has secured 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for its new EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft variant. Due to its ...

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 ...

During the 2025 Airbus Summit, Airbus outlined plans to prepare a next-generation single-aisle aircraft that could enter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...