When Scott Kirby, 54, took over the CEO position at United Airlines in May 2020 after four years as its president, the airline industry was in its worst-ever crisis.

Explorer Aircraft is developing a hybrid-electric regional airplane derived from the high-wing single-engine Explorer 500T utility aircraft, a more powerful version of which it plans to fly with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-40A turboprop over the coming weeks.

Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel will supply startup Airflow with motors, controllers and batteries for its proof-of-concept aircraft.

Headquartered in Dubai, Jet Luxe has offices in Hong Kong and Mexico, with active plans to open in London and New York shortly.

Dubbed the Quarterhorse, the single-engine structural prototype is just under 40 ft. in length overall and has wingspan of almost 12 ft.

Aviation Week Executive Editor for Technology Graham Warwick discusses the introduction of electrically driven aircraft.

The family of Energia-branded concepts—with all-electric, hybrid-electric or hydrogen-fueled propulsion for low emissions and noise—are aimed to enter into service between 2030 and 2040.

Wright believes that by 2026 both hydrogen and aluminum fuel cells can meet its requirement for around 10 megawatt hours of energy storage on the BAe 146 to enable 1-hr. flights on routes of 400 nm or shorter.