The German manufacturer of the Lilium eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) jet is getting closer to the highly-anticipated official launch moment after a long certification journey that ...

The world of VTOLs is fast expanding and promises to forever change the way air travel is made. There are several driving forces behind this expansion, ranging from the need to declutter our very ...

Joby Aviation has completed the inaugural flight of its turbine electric, autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstrator aircraft at its facility in Marina, California, US. The aircraft ...

Joby Aviation (JOBY) announced the first flight of its turbine electric, autonomous VTOL aircraft. The demonstrator builds on Joby’s fully-electric air taxi platform and integrates a hybrid turbine ...

The manufacturers of a jet with the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability of a helicopter, an aircraft that needs only a soccer field-sized space to soar, and more outlandish designs will ...

The hydrogen-electric Sirius Jet will come in two variants tailored for private aviation and commercial air taxi operations. The three-passenger Sirius Business Jet (left) is expected to be able to ...

The Sirius Jet will fly up to 1,150 miles (1,851 km) at speeds up to 323 mph (520 km/h) on a clean liquid-hydrogen powertrain. It'll rise vertically off a pad thanks to a deflected vectored thrust ...

Liquid hydrogen and high-temperature fuel cells power tilting ducted fans on the VTOL Sirius Jet. Credit: Sirius Aircraft Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has revealed its concept for a hydrogen-electric ...

A very different aircraft design powered by multiple electrically powered jets took off for the first time last week. The Lilium Jet has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities and this first flight ...

Lilium, a renowned electric aviation company hailing from Germany, is on the verge of making a significant entry into the lucrative U.S. aviation market. The company recently unveiled its ambitious ...

Though much of the emerging vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) sector is focused on fully electric vehicles, Canadian developer Horizon Aircraft is taking a different tack with its proposed Cavorite ...