Rolls-Royce Attempting 100% Electric Aircraft Speed Record
Rolls-Royce has been one of the familiar names in the very early electric aircraft market. Its fully electric aircraft “Spirit… Read More »
Vertical Aviation gains eVTOL orders from American, Avolon
Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) start-up Vertical Aviation (MDB, San Antonio Int’l) has secured two major, albeit tentative, orders;… Read More »
Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon says flying taxis could poach passengers from airlines
Airbus and Boeing watch out – one of the world’s largest aircraft owners says passenger planes could see their wings… Read More »
Alaska Airlines predicts rapid eVTOL deployment – CEO
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) predicts that electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft will become a mainstay of commercial aviation… Read More »
UPS orders 10 eVTOLs from Beta Technologies
UPS expects to take delivery of 10 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Beta Technologies in 2024 and has… Read More »
United to invest in eVTOL start-up, eyes 200-unit order
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has announced an agreement with California’s Archer Aviation, a start-up developing electric vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL)… Read More »
Hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft operations by 2023?
ZeroAvia conducted the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell six-seat Piper M-Class aircraft on 23 June from Cranfield University’s… Read More »
Electric VTOL aircraft startup Archer launches
Archer, an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities, today announced… Read More »