Propulsion-electric

By Steve Trimble, Ben Goldstein
MagniX will start experimenting with electric propulsion for turbine-powered rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hartzell Propeller has received the first FAA Part 35 type certification of a propeller designed specifically for electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby flies hydrogen UAS; WeFly flies full-scale eVTOL; carmaker expands eVTOL line; Slovakian hydrogen VTOL; and fuel cell performance record.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia will explore the integration of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain into Horizon Aircraft’s planned Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
As Airbus tests the Taxibot, question marks remain over the viability of such solutions and aviation players’ willingness to save fuel in the taxiing phase.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
An Elektro Tour marked the first-ever crossing of the English Channel by a certified all-electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Electro.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Electra.aero is to study the benefits of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for U.S. Army operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Bye Aerospace continues to advance manufacturing work toward its first full-scale prototype of the eFlyer 2 electric trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
H3 Dynamics and Malaysia’s PJBumi Technologies are teaming to produce a fixed-wing hydrogen-electric cargo UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK extends aerospace backing; Elfly advances electric seaplane; Dutch back hydrogen-electric power; Aura and Vaeridion join forces.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric for general aviation; UK supports hydrogen aviation; AW139 flies autonomously; Eve refines eVTOL design.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Two European startups with ambitions to develop electrified regional airliners have joined forces.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has agreed to explore opportunities with Electra.aero for the startup’s in-development EL9 ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The UK government has awarded funding to support two projects to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion for next-generation regional aircraft and air taxis.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
U.S. carrier Republic Airways will evaluate Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX-300 conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for passenger and cargo use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero performed taxiing tests with its light hydrogen-electric Dragonfly last week and is planning to fly with a second demonstrator in Q1 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Aircraft hydrogen fuel cell specialist H3 Dynamics is teaming with XSun to develop what they describe as the world’s first solar-hydrogen-electric UAS.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric unveiling; hybrid-electric redesign; satcom antenna breakthrough; and immersion-cooled batteries.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss startup Jekta has begun flight testing with a subscale model of its 19-passenger PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplane.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The eVTOL scene in Europe has cratered, but electric aviation hopes live on.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation plans to use immersion cooling to improve the safety and performance of battery packs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero offers hybrid powertrain; mixed-reality training device; damage-tolerant rotorcraft control; and Moya’s cargo eVTOL family.
Emerging Technologies