Startup Elysian has unveiled plans for a new battery-powered jet concept that it says could carry 90 passengers up to 500 miles on a single charge.

Air New Zealand has cleared its runways to test both all-electric and hydrogen-powered planes. Although in its early stages, the four-month “intensive proving program” may help one day usher in a new ...

“And we hope to see you back here in this same spot in 3 years for what we hope will be the first commercial flight on a hybrid electric plane.” That remark at a recent event caught me by surprise, as ...

Investors are betting billions on air travel’s next big things, from all-electric air taxis to supersonic jetliners. The chief executive of aerospace startup Electra says he’s looking to deliver a ...

A Swedish aviation company is to test the world's largest all-electric aircraft in 2025, giving a boost to sustainable air travel. Heart Aerospace is gearing up to test its prototype in upstate New ...

While electric cars and buses are quite popular nowadays, with Tesla becoming the best-selling luxury car brand in the U.S., it's still hard to find an electric plane to fly on. Nevertheless, as ...

A Connecticut flight training school is the first in the nation to use an all-electric aircraft. Learn2FlyCT, based at Hartford-Brainard Airport, has been given a special exemption by the Federal ...

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies? It may be a concept, but it has some good ideas to consider. This company has found a way to retrofit planes so they fly with electric ...

GREENVILLE (WLUK) -- For the first time in the airport's history, a fully electric plane has landed at Appleton International Airport. Staff were invited to learn about the fully electric ALIA CX300.

Miguel Iturmendi is taking an electric plane to new heights. Last June, he flew the Helios Horizon plane 16,300 feet over Lake Tahoe, breaking the world altitude record for an electric plane weighing ...

Dozens gathered in the doorway of an open hangar at Centennial Airport on Wednesday, watching as a first-of-its-kind electric plane touched down in front of a background of picturesque Colorado ...

Dutch startup Elysian unveiled plans for an electric plane it says could fly 500 miles on a single charge. The company says the E9X has eight engines and folding wingtips. Electric planes have largely ...