A few years ago, it dawned on me that clean, electric-powered aviation isn’t part of some far off solarpunk future. While we’re not going to see electric passenger jets or medical helicopters this year, there are already electric aircraft replacing ICE aircraft almost everywhere. Aerial photography, surveying, search and rescue, ... [continued]

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Valo makes its U.S. debut as Vertical shares plans for electric air travel routes in and out of Manhattan with Bristow and Skyports Infrastructure The routes would cut multi-hour journeys to minutes by air Valo will be on public display at the Classic Car Club in NYC on 23 January ... [continued]

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The budget airline Ryanair has turned the tables on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leveraging an online feud over Musk's Skylink service for free publicity.

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A few years ago, it dawned on me that clean, electric-powered aviation isn’t part of some far off solarpunk future. While we’re not going to see electric passenger jets or medical helicopters this year, there are already electric aircraft replacing ICE aircraft almost everywhere. Aerial photography, surveying, search and rescue, ... [continued]

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Just days after eVTOL startup Eve Air Mobility published video of its prototype’s maiden hover flight, the company announced $150 million in new financing to continue developing its vision of the future of flight.