Modernizing as 1960s airframe for 2027 and beyond.

Unveiled this week at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the Rictor X4 is a single-passenger eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft driven by eight motor/propeller units mounted on four arms.

Aviation startup Electra made history last month when its EL2 became the first hybrid-electric Ultra Short Take-off and Landing (uSTOL) aircraft to successfully complete helicopter-like take-offs and ...

A first official test ran successfully for an air taxi manufacturer. However, certification is still a long way off.

Sarla Aviation has completed the flight-test campaign for Sylla, its half-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL ...

Electra CEO Marc Allen talks with Karen Walker about the new EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft. Don't miss a single episode of the award-winning Check 6. Follow us in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever ...

The aerospace engineer who claims to have come up with the term eVTOL – electric vertical take-off and landing – is behind a team designing Singapore’s first domestically developed electric air taxi, ...

A vertical take-off and landing aircraft first flown 60 years ago is being revived, with the aim of offering a cheaper and greener alternative to modern helicopters. “For years we have been looking ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new era of advanced air mobility recently took off at Orlando International Airport (MCO) with the first electric aircraft flight from the facility. The demonstration represents a ...