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 ...

An airshow will be in the sky over east Mesa this weekend -- just on a smaller scale -- as the Arizona Model Aviators celebrate the 14th annual Arizona Electric Festival. More than 100 model airplanes ...

In 1925, Cole Palen was born outside the Town of Poughkeepsie and early on, developed an intense interest in aviation. Initially building free-flight model airplanes, Palen enrolled in the Roosevelt ...

Recently, the Alia CX 300, an innovative new aircraft running entirely on electricity, marked the first time an electric ...

Beta Technologies unveiled Monday the next electric aircraft in its lineup — a passenger-carrying version of its ALIA vertical takeoff and landing and fixed-wing vehicles. Electric vertical takeoff ...

A cargo carrier specializing in moving freight across the remote Alaska Bush is the latest customer for Vermont-based Beta ...

Redmond-based magniX, an electric propulsion company working on an emissions free airplane engine, today announced successful tests of its 350 horsepower all-electric motor. The engine was mounted on ...

Beta Technologies' electric aircraft, the CX300, completed a six-week, cross-country flight demonstration, showcasing its capabilities in diverse weather conditions and proving its coast-to-coast ...

In a new first for electric flight, researchers at MIT have succeeded in achieving heavier-than-air powered flight using an engine with no moving parts. The experimental aircraft is paving the way for ...

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is not ...