The world’s largest, fully battery-powered jet officially completed its maiden flight. The successful test run marks a noteworthy step forward for long-awaited electric aircraft and battery technology ...

When the Wright brothers first took flight over the sands of Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1903, it's likely they could scarcely imagine how air travel would develop over ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Stepping out on the tarmac at Burlington International Airport on an unseasonably hot June day, I was hit with the strong smell of exhaust from an idling jet plane parked ...

If there's a country out there trying to will an all-electric society into existence, it's Norway. In 2024, 90% of all cars sold there were EVs. To protect the pristine environment of its fjords, ...

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NASA is getting ready to test its first all-electric plane, the X-57 Maxwell, at the Armstrong Flight Research Center at California’s Edwards Air Force Base. This latest version of the aircraft, ...

Electric aviation just reached a striking new milestone as a 25,000-pound aircraft took flight without using a drop of jet fuel. Heart Aerospace’s X1 flew for 27 minutes on battery power alone, with ...