Industry experts explained how multiple factors—including tightening capital markets and regulatory complexity—point to a more gradual fulfillment of the potential for new electric aircraft.

In a new white paper, the World Economic Forum spells out what airlines and airports will need to do to ensure that new aircraft with battery-electric and hydrogen-powered propulsion systems are viable.

Autonomous aviation company Reliable Robotics partners with NASA to improve safety of remotely-piloted aircraft in the National Airspace System.

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to skyrocket in the coming decade as new electric aircraft fleets take to the skies. Will the U.S. be ready?

Lockheed Martin, working with NASA, has installed the tail section of the X-59 supersonic aircraft in preparation for first flight this year.

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to supply key powertrain and actuation components for Joby’s eVTOL aircraft.

Whisper Aero, a Tennessee start-up, spent the last two years developing a propulsion system that it says is quieter and more efficient than any other. Now it has finally revealed part of its secret: electric ducted fans.

The eVTOL developer will also deliver nine air taxis to U.S. Air Force bases, with the first two aircraft expected to arrive at Edwards Air Force Base in California in early 2024.

Contracts will give Electro.Aero customers access to fully integrated smart software for electricity and traffic management.

Magpie Aviation says its aerotow could enable large electric airplanes to fly much longer long distances

The partners want to be able to support high-volume manufacturing of electric aircraft.

Students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona had the opportunity to test out Reliable Robotics’ voice communication system for remotely piloted, highly autonomous aircraft.

The company displayed models of its five-seat design at this week's Sustainable Skies and Aero Friedrichshafen events.

The UK company has already conducted some test flights with the large airship at its Bedford facility in southern England.

The merger between the UK companies is expected to be complete by around mid-2023, at which point new investors will provide a further £10 million in capital.

Natilus has successfully flown a subscale technology demonstrator aircraft and is moving ahead with a full-scale prototype of its Kona cargo freighter.

The memorandum of understanding for the provisional sale was signed a week after SkyDrive started taking orders from private individuals for its two-seat eVTOL vehicle.

The University of Miami College of Engineering has created the Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative, which “aims to advance autonomous mobility technology and anticipate challenges to implementation in today’s cities.”

The start-up also announced that it has selected EP Systems and MagicAll to supply the batteries and electric motors for the sea glider.

The company has moved into expanded headquarters in El Segundo, California, and is recruiting more engineers to bring its FlightOS system to market.