The Department of Transportation has launched a new pilot program to advance electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, ...

AltoVolo just flew a prototype of the Sigma. The hybrid VTOL aircraft can fly 500 miles, hit 220 mph, and makes 80 percent ...

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial ...

These electric vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft, known as eVTOLs, are small electric air taxis that take off and land like helicopters but fly more like airplanes. They hope to serve local and ...

Joby Aviation says its futuristic aircraft reaches Manhattan from JFK in 10 minutes at a ‘premium car service’ price ...

China has been investing heavily in developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for what it calls its Low-Altitude Economy (LAE). According to reports by the non-profit Vertical ...

It seems like forever ago that a series of companies started working on the next golden goose of civil aviation, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Luckily, we’re rapidly approaching the ...

Four fast-moving companies involved with electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, known as eVTOLs, announced significant technical and operational milestones, along with big plans to give ...

Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely ...