Air TaxiQuantum XYZ Will Test Using Electric Fixed-Wing Aircraft for L.A.-Based Air Taxi Service Quantum XYZ is planning to launch a mostly-electric commercial airline in the Los Angeles, California area in 2021, linking LAX to other regional airports to serve intra-city travelers. The company has made…
Air TaxiOPINION: Technology Changed Aviation and It’s Happening Again with Electric Aircraft In many ways, the history of commercial aviation has been a quest for more speed, altitude, and economy. Propulsion technology, in particular, has played a crucial role in reaching these goals, and…
Air TaxiBritish Columbia Enacts Tax Exemption for Electric Aircraft Electric aircraft purchased in the Canadian province of British Columbia are now exempt from provincial sales taxes (PST), an incentive created by the government as part of its ‘CleanBC’ initiative to lower…
CommercialWright Electric Begins 1.5 mW Engine Development Program for 186-Seat Commercial Airliner Wright Electric has begun its engine development program for its flagship 186-seat electric aircraft, targeting ground tests of its motor in 2021, flight tests in 2023 and entry into service in 2030.…
CommercialNew Collins Electric Aircraft Lab Has High Voltage Goals A new $50 million high-voltage lab, “The Grid,” being built by Collins Aerospace in Rockford, Illinois will serve as the design and testing center for developing a 1-megawatt (MW) motor, motor controller…
CommercialEviation CEO: Alice to Start Electric Powered Flights by 2021 Eviation has established a new U.S. facility to start manufacturing and flight testing its 9-passenger electric propeller powered airplane, the Alice commuter, which the company’s chief executive told Avionics International will be…
CommercialEviation Debuts Electric Aircraft Prototype in Paris Eviation Aircraft Ltd. unveiled the prototype of its electric aircraft at the Paris Air Show, the company said. "At a time when we are more connected than ever, our mobility options must…
Business & GAEmbraer CEO Sees Big Potential for Uber Partnership Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva believes there could be a big potential market for sales of electric aircraft in the future, the Brazilian airframe manufacturing executive told analysts during…