Sustainable Aviation Project Petitions FAA For Electric Aircraft Exemption
October 16th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slowly warming up to electric aircraft, but regulatory approval takes far too long
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Can Uber Elevate Commit to $700/hr eVTOL Flight by 2023?
August 14th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Can Uber Elevate meet its targets, such as $700/h eVTOL flight and cost parity with road transport
Bye Aerospace Announces 60 Electric Airplanes Sold To OSM Aviation
April 26th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Good days have arrived for electric aviation company Bye Aerospace, which has announced 60 Sun Flyer 2 electric airplanes have been sold to OSM Aviation. The company is also announcing a name switch from Sun Flyer to eFlyer
Beta Technologies Pops Out Of Stealth, Is Gearing Up To Be More Than An eVTOL Startup
February 17th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
It seems not a week goes by without the introduction of another electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) startup. Today is no exception, with Beta Technologies, an eVTOL startup from Vermont, joining the crowd
FAA OKs Third Ultralight eVTOL
October 22nd, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Here's the third electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft officially recognized as an ultralight vehicle by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Welcome the HoverSurf Hoverbike S3 to the growing family of eVTOLs
Google Founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Flying Car Project Resurfaces
June 12th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
We were wondering why we hadn't heard anything from the Kitty Hawk project recently in the midst of a big wave of autonomous aircraft and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft news. Then Google Co-founder Larry Page came out of the woodworks to tell us that it is indeed still alive and is actually kicking with major improvements. You just won't believe who they reached out to in order to discuss the matter
1st Pipistrel Electric Airplane To Reach Canada
December 15th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
Pipistrel seems unstoppable lately. First, it struck a strategic partnership in China, and now, it has delivered its first electric plane (e-plane) in Canada
Privatization: Trump Wants To Sell Off US To Millionaires & The Saudis, Starting With Air Traffic Control
June 5th, 2017 | by Jeremy Bloom
President Trump says he's going to spend the next week pushing his so-called infrastructure proposals, which are actually just an excuse to sell off YOUR public assets to his buddies. He's putting lipstick on several pigs that have already been rejected by Republicans in Congress as terrible ideas, starting with the sell-off of the Air Traffic Control system
Boeing Discovers Promising Biofuel At $3 Per Gallon
January 21st, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Reviving Gaia. By Roy L Hales. Boeing has identified a commercially viable “green diesel” that emits 50% [&hellip
The Future of Flight
July 29th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
By all accounts, aviation is the most carbon-intensive form of transportation we use. But when you've got a million-pound aircraft, slipping the surly bonds of Earth isn't an easy task . Engineers are constantly working to make aircraft more fuel efficient and more environmentally friendly, and several new technological innovations may finally make the future of flight a sustainable one
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