Control, can be flown in the U.S. without a license, but using its more advanced features may breach FAA rules.

Metro Aviation, a major U.S. air ambulance operator, has ordered up to 20 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Alia aircraft from Beta Technologies to integrate into its fleet. The ...

In a news release Tuesday, Beta said Washington has a “deep-rooted aviation heritage that has long positioned the state as a ...

Ascendance Flight Technologies has raised €21 million ($22.7 million) in its latest funding round, which the French start-up will use to accelerate development of its proposed Atea hybrid-electric ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight ...

The San Bernardino County Fire Department hosted a demonstration this week to check out a cutting edge, electrically powered, vertical takeoff and landing-capable aircraft and assess its potential use ...

No runway required: Joby Aviation successfully flew 523 miles in a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator, with water as the only by-product. Joby’s hydrogen-electric, vertical take ...

Back before Blade Runner captured our imaginations, sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury envisioned small personal helicopters that ...

Beta Technologies, a Vermont-based electric aircraft manufacturer, visited Seattle's Boeing Field as part of its tour to meet regional airports and officials.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. The EHang 184 electric VTOL aircraft has two ...

Europe wants to have fully operational regional aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion by 2035. A significant grant was recently awarded via the Clean Aviation program to a consortium led by ...

Ascendance, the Toulouse-based company that has developed the Atea hybrid-electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing), continues strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia and helps boost ...