Small aircraft manufacturer BETA Technologies has rolled the first electric plane off its fully scaled production line in ...

We've been following Electra's ultra-short takeoff and landing electric hybrid prototype for some time and now the company ...

Flight Schools: Many flight schools are adopting electric aircraft, such as the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, for pilot training. These aircraft are quieter and have lower operating costs, making them ...

Travelling at speeds of 5,000kph (3,000mph), the new plane could potentially fly between London and New York in 1.5 hours.

Electra's innovative EL9 hybrid-electric propulsion system with blown lift technology enables ultra-short takeoffs and ...

With the recent inauguration of VoltAero’s final assembly facility and headquarters, the company is one step closer to the ...

Though the battery is not as powerful as today’s non-structural lithium-ion batteries, it makes up for it in the fact that it ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Aura Aero, the French electric plane maker that plans to make Daytona Beach International Airport its U.S. headquarters, is one of several companies competing to earn the ...

Aura’s plane, named the Electric Regional Aircraft, or ERA, uses a combination of jet fuel and electric propulsion that it says slashes carbon emissions by nearly 80% compared to conventional ...

Oct 31 - Electric aerospace company Beta Technologies said on Thursday it had raised more than $300 million in equity capital to support the continued production of its all-electric fixed-wing and ...

Technicians tinker beneath an unpainted fuselage. Fifty-foot wings of Alia, the company's five-seat electric plane, hang from assembly mounts. Thousands of battery cells enter one end of a ...

Here’s a rundown of some of the most eye-catching but lesser-known innovative technologies that were on display this week: from the future of microcars and delivery trucks, to electric planes ...