60 Years Ago This Month: The Boeing 707 Flies to Paris
Though the jet engine had long been in use, the true jet age dates to October 1958
Photo-illustration: Stuart Bradford
Dating the...
Prototype Electric Plane Built by Siemens and Magnus Aircraft Crashes in Hungary, Killing Both...
Earlier this year the late pilot had taken our reporter up for a spin in same model, the Magnus eFusionAn experimental electric plane built by...
Hybrid Electric Airliners Will Cut Emissions—and Noise
Electric propulsion will develop in the air as it did on the ground, by initially using batteries to assist a fuel-burning generator
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Zunum Aero’s Hybrid Electric Airplane Aims To Rejuvenate Regional Travel
The startup is building short-haul aircraft for Boeing and JetBlue that combine gas turbines and batteriesIllustration: Jonathan Carlson
Illustration: Jonathan Carlson...
CES 2018: Intel’s CEO Becomes First Passenger in an Air Taxi
Intel's partner, Volocopter, provided its multicopter and flew it by remote control in a hangar—a baby step, but still, a first stepImage: Volocopter
Brian Krzanich,...
Flying-Car Company Terrafugia is Bought by China’s Geely
With real money behind its project, maybe Terrafugia will finally hit its latest deadline, in 2019. But it'll probably lose money anywayPhoto: Terrafugia
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L.A. Mayor launches transportation innovation public-private partnership
UML is the latest initiative led by Mayor Garcetti to ensure a sustainable, equitable, and accessible future for transportation in Los Angeles.
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MARTA to purchase 254 Stadler railcars
MARTA's President/CEO Jeffrey Parker (left) and Stadler's U.S. President/CEO Martin Ritter marked the railcar purchase during a ceremonial signing event.
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