With a maximum takeoff weight between 1,322 and 1,433 pounds, the small sport aircraft, or light sport aircraft (LSA), is one of the smallest among the different classes of aircraft. Normally used for ...

It's not every day aviation history is made, but June 2025 marked a real milestone for New York and the world of electric flight. For the first time, a passenger-carrying electric airplane landed at ...

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PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh International Airport has been chosen by Heart Aerospace, a Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, as the location of the company’s first fully electric experimental flight ...

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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 U.S. Navy has awarded Skydweller a $1.4 million contract to develop electric propulsion as it explores all-electric ...

Beta Technologies has integrated an in-house autonomy system into its electric Alia aircraft, having completed over 1,000 uncrewed flight hours with subscale models. This autonomy is projected to ...

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 ...

FLORENCE — Florence Regional Airport is ready for aviation's future. The airport is now home to BETA Technologies' first charging station for electric aircraft in South Carolina, the company told The ...