In a move aimed at expanding the limitations of electric flight, aerospace giant Airbus has announced a partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. An experimental electric airplane took to the skies above Germany in ...

In 2012, as one of the fastest electric aircraft flown, the plane traveled at 202.6 mph, and carried a single passenger. Contrast that to a Boeing 787, which flies at 585 mph, and carries more ...

The plane would be a single-aisle airliner, designed to succeed Airbus’s A320 family of aircraft, the highest-selling passenger jet aircraft on the market, with nearly 12,000 delivered.

Airbus tested its electric E-Fan plane for the first time publicly in April 2014, in Bordeaux, France. Courtesy Airbus. Solar Impulse ...

Airbus’ two-seat electric plane could only go a maximum speed of about 136 miles per hour. A solar-powered plane that completed an around-the-world journey this summer had an average airspeed of ...

The E-Fan electric trainer airplane developed by the Airbus Group has made its first public flight. Currently a demonstrator for electric aircraft technology, Airbus says that is will be used as ...

We recently told you about Airbus's ambitious plans for the VoltAir concept, a proposed electric-powered airliner that could take to the skies within 20 years ...

TECH An electric aircraft the military has its eyes on can take off with only 150 feet of runway Ultra Short aircraft wows US military with its hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing capabilities ...

Don't expect an all-electric plane to carry hundreds of passengers soon, but in some corners of aviation, battery-powered aircraft are attracting industry interest. Stephen Shankland worked at ...