In the future, transatlantic flights could be smooth sailing, literally. Rather than slamming down on a runway on the outskirts of a city center, passengers could land on along the coast in a jumbo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Traditionally, the sight of a plane descending towards the Elizabeth River hasn't been a welcome one, but ...

Switzerland may have been riled by recent banking turmoil, but at least one of the country's industries is still thriving: electric seaplanes. In March, Swiss startup Jekta Switzerland SA received its ...

Last Sunday’s fatal crash of a seaplane off Whidbey Island stunned and mystified the region’s aviation community, for whom sturdy de Havilland floatplanes have been a routine yet thrilling part of ...

Luxury seaplanes, also known as flying boats, were a popular mode of travel in the 1930s. They offered all the accoutrements of sailing on a beautifully appointed ocean liner, like private sleeping ...

This week a new cross-border seaplane service will link the downtowns of Vancouver and Seattle with a quick one-hour flight, a welcome development for commuting tech talent at companies such as Amazon ...

Most of Harbour Air’s fleet of seaplanes could be considered vintage by now, but that won’t stop them from going electric. In a lot of ways, airplanes represent one of the worst possible use cases for ...

For superyacht owners self-isolating in the Bahamas during the coronavirus pandemic, seaplanes are fast becoming the go-to means of transport at a time when charter flights are grounded, and local ...

Deep-pocketed travelers who prefer to fly private have another option when they’re jetting from Manhattan to the Hamptons or Miami to the Bahamas: seaplanes. With the ability to use water as a runway, ...