Flying taxis? Maybe for cargo, not people, says head of major leasing company
Will flying electric taxis ever be a viable way for passengers to make short trips? The head of…
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Wisk shows off the new self-flying air taxi that it wants to bring to market
Wisk Aero has unveiled the latest version of its self-flying electric air taxi, saying this is the aircraft…
Floating, foiling and flying: How does REGENT’s electric seaglider work?
It’s been a busy time for progress in electric aviation, with several new aircraft and vehicles taking to…
Lilium shares footage of all-electric demonstrator transitioning to level flight
Germany-based company Lilium has shared footage of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Lilium Jet, taking…
Eve partners with India’s FlyBlade, receives order for 200 eVTOLs
FlyBlade India has placed a non-binding purchase order with Brazilian electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer…
Eviation’s all-electric plane Alice takes off for the first time
Eviation’s all-electric passenger plane Alice took to the air for its maiden test flight on September 27, 2022, a…
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 all-electric air taxi performs first tethered flight
UK company Vertical Aerospace has completed the first tethered flight test of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi, making…
easyJet says countdown is on for hydrogen aircraft
easyJet unveiled a raft of measures and plans to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero and said the…
Top 10 innovations in passenger experience
The passenger experience through air travel has changed a lot over the course of a century. While the…
Flying taxi pioneer Kitty Hawk closes down after more than 10 years
Flying taxi start-up Kitty Hawk, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is closing down. The Silicon Valley-based aircraft…
Inspiration from nature: new ways to make flying more efficient and renewable
Right from the very first days of flying, when Otto Lilienthal studied the flight of birds to design…
Not pilots, but “supervisors”: Boeing and Wisk set out flying taxi roadmap
Boeing and air taxi developer Wisk have set out proposals for how they see the way to bring…
Embraer invests in Latin American drone specialist XMobots
Embraer is taking an interest in drones, buying a stake in the largest drone company in Latin America…
Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft undergoes high-speed taxi test: video
Israeli electric aircraft developer Eviation has released video of its all-electric Alice aircraft as it completes a high-speed…
GlobalX signs deal with Eviation to buy 50 electric airplanes
GlobalX has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to order 50 of Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft, part of…
Heart Aerospace reveals hybrid-electric aircraft design called ES-30
Swedish electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has revealed a new design for its hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30, dropping…
Electric flying saucer: Zeva reveals new eVTOL concept
The US-based eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) company Zeva Aero presented a new aircraft, called the Z2. An…
United Airlines bets on air taxi future with $15 million order from Eve
United Airlines is once again betting on the electric flying taxi market by signing a conditional order worth…