Embraer has begun flight testing an electric propulsion demonstrator as it targets the introduction of its first all-electric aircraft, the Eve urban air taxi, in 2026. 

UK startup Electric Aircraft Group (EAG) has secured an investment from Irish regional airline CityJet to advance its plans to develop a hydrogen-electric 90-seat regional aircraft for entry into service in 2030.

Opener’s BlackFly might start its life as a toy for the affluent early adopter, as did the Ski-Doo and the Sea-Doo, but its designer believes the single-seat electric vertical-takeoff vehicle will ultimately find multiple practical uses.

A specialist in dexterous robotic manipulators has received $1 million in U.S. Army funding to develop a system to autonomously refuel Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters in the field.

Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive has begun cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on aerodynamic research to support development of its planned electric urban air vehicle.

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—To a soundtrack of “Levitating” by English pop singer Dua Lipa, about 100 suit-clad dignitaries filed into Building 658 on the…

The test brings ZeroAvia a step closer to first flight of a Dornier 228 testbed powered by the system before the end of the year.

Plans for the center will be welcomed by the U.S. high-speed systems development community, which for years has highlighted the shortage of adequate centralized hypersonic test facilities.