Electric Aircraft Take Another Step Toward Everyday Use with Texas Test Flights

Electric aircraft take another step toward everyday use with Texas test flights

The FAA and the Department of Transportation selected eight projects across 26 states to test how electric aircraft can operate safely in US airspace.

World’s largest battery-electric plane completes test flight for just £3.70

You Thought EVs Run Cheap; This Battery-Only 11-Ton Airplane Flew 27 Minutes With $5 of Electricity

Electric airplanes are not exactly breaking news anymore, but those that are currently (pun intended) in operation are tiny hobby aircraft with very small capacities. However, a New York company decided that if something can be made small, it can also be made grand. After all, it was the humble glider of Wilbur and Orville Wright who laid the path to the jumbo jet. As the sun crested over the waters of Lake Champlain and the Green Mounta... (co…

Loganair Adds BETA Technologies ALIA CTOL Aircraft to Its Fleet, Following Successful Demonstrations in United Kingdom

Loganair, the United Kingdom’s largest regional airline, and BETA Technologies recently announced at the Farnborough International Airshow the signing of a term sheet under which Loganair will purchase five all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) (CX300) aircraft, with options for five more. The UK, and Scotland in particular, is a natural first market for commercial electric flight. Across the country, island and remote commun…

Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Trials Begin in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

The FAA on Tuesday said prototype hybrid-electric aircraft recently began a series of demonstration flights in Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania that are expected to continue for three years. Manassas, Virginia-based Electra, which conducted the flights using its EL2 Goldfinch demonstrator, said it connected Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) to four small airports across the three states. The EL2 flew into Washington Manassas Airpor…

World's largest battery-electric aircraft completes 27-minute test flight for $5 - VnExpress International

The world's largest battery-electric aircraft has successfully taken to the skies, completing a 27-minute test flight in New York powered by roughly US$5 worth of electricity. - VnExpress International