On a clear morning over the San Francisco Bay, pilot Andrea Pingitore lifted off in a battery-powered aircraft with six ...

On a recent morning over New York Harbor, a six-rotor aircraft lifted off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, tilted ...

At least one fixed-base operator (FBO) that is betting on electric air taxis believes the new aircraft will arrive several years after some manufacturers predict. The Government Accountability Office ...

It's an electric plane that will charge using solar power, but also more than that. A recently completed project also is the story of a friendship created among those who built it, and young people ...

Electronic Design’s Lee Goldberg shares a close and personal look at Bristell’s Energic electric sport plane, which promises ...

After years of development and delays, Air Race E has carried out the first piloted flight of an all-electric race airplane. The 10-minute test flight by the Nordic Air Racing team took place January ...

Electric aircraft, especially light-sport trainers, are emerging in Europe and expected in the U.S., signaling a future shift in aviation. Three major hurdles impede the widespread adoption of serious ...

Powered by a combination of batteries and internal combustion, hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. While the low ...

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch was at BETA Technologies in South Burlington Thursday afternoon to tour its manufacturing facility and discuss proposed legislation to help emerging aviation technologies.

Bye Aerospace rebrands electric airplane as eFlyer (Left: Eric Lithun of Elfly – Right: George E. Bye, Bye Aerospace) George E. Bye, Founder and CEO of Bye Aerospace, said eFlyer more accurately ...

Vermont electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies on Monday filed paperwork to become a publicly traded company amid a resurgent market for initial public offerings. Based in South Burlington, Vt., ...