The U.S. Navy has awarded Skydweller a $1.4 million contract to develop electric propulsion as it explores all-electric ...

A European electric aerospace company will soon join the lineup of transportation manufacturers in Clinton County. Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace plans to flight test its first ...

The U.S. Navy has quietly written a small but telling check to a company working on a solar‑electric aircraft that can stay ...

Boeing- and Pratt & Whitney-backed Canadian aircraft developer is targeting the 50- to 100-seat market with its matured ...

Electric aviation is far from a distant dream in 2025. From sleek urban air taxis to long-range regional jets, a new generation of aircraft proves that clean, quiet, and efficient flight is possible.

With so many interesting projects in the pipeline, the aviation industry will probably look entirely different in a couple of decades' time than it does today. For instance, we'll probably have hybrid ...

With a wingspan of 105 feet (32 meters) and large enough to carry 30 people, the Heart Aerospace Experimental 1 (Heart X1) is the largest electric aircraft produced to date. And it will also become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, the global aviation ...

In this What's New in Aerospace program, NASA’s Nicholas Borer talks about the X-57 “Maxwell,” an all-electric experimental aircraft. Today, electrically-powered aircraft are starting to take flight, ...

Researchers have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct comparison to an equivalent fossil fuel-powered one. According ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. With 15 years of electric aircraft developments, a taxonomy ...

How hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. Low power densities of today's batteries make all-electric flight impractical ...