Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has secured the first third-party customer for its ePlane program to convert the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver to electric propulsion. Quebec-based aerial sightseeing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, the global aviation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. With 15 years of electric aircraft developments, a taxonomy ...

Researchers have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct comparison to an equivalent fossil fuel-powered one. According ...

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that Valdor Aircraft, has selected the PT6A-34 engine for its conversion program of the ...

Harbour Air's ePlane 1.0 prototype has logged more than 70 test flights. Credit: Harbour Air Seaplanes Certification issues are delaying Harbour Air Seaplanes’ plans to convert its fleet of De ...

There’s more than one way to propel an airplane. While it’s true that most aircraft engines today run on fossil fuels like Jet A, Jet B, Avgas or diesel, many readers may be shocked (pun intended) to ...

After flying the first production ALIA CX300 electric aircraft last November, BETA Technologies has now zipped four passengers into the John F. Kennedy International Airport, marking a key development ...

The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an engineer’s-eye ...

If you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not ...