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MagniX revs up 750HP all-electric motor in preparation for first test flights in B.C.

The Magni500 sounds just about as loud as you’d expect for an airplane engine — but technically speaking, this is… Read More

Boeing and Safran give a boost to Electric Power Systems — and electric airplanes

Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Safran Corporate Ventures say they’ve made a joint investment in Utah-based Electric Power Systems, a company… Read More

Eviation unveils electric airplane and plans flight tests in central Washington state

An Israeli startup called Eviation Aircraft unveiled its first prototype electric airplane today at the International Paris Air Show, with… Read More

Eviation picks MagniX to provide a propulsion option for all-electric airplane

Eviation says it has selected Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX to become a propulsion system provider for its Alice all-electric airplane, a… Read More

MagniX and Vancouver’s Harbour Air team up to test all-electric plane for B.C. flights

Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, an electric propulsion venture headquartered in Redmond, Wash.; and Harbour Air Seaplanes, an airline… Read More

With Tesla as its model, MagniX revs up electric motors to revolutionize airplanes

REDMOND, Wash. — An electric-propulsion company called MagniX shifted its headquarters from Australia to Redmond just a few months ago… Read More

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which… Read More

Lift unveils an ultralight aircraft made for fun flights, with Seattle on its radar screen

A startup created by Matt Chasen, the founder of the uShip online shipping marketplace, aims to sell rides on electric-powered… Read More

Boeing leads $3M round to boost Accion Systems’ electric space propulsion system

Boeing’s venture capital fund is leading a $3 million investment round for Accion Systems, a Boston-based startup whose electric propulsion… Read More

Zunum Aero picks Safran to build engine turbines for future hybrid electric aircraft

Zunum Aero has selected France’s Safran Helicopter Engines to provide a new-generation engine turbine for its hybrid-to-electric airplane, due for… Read More

Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight

The next few days will bring dueling announcements from Boeing and Airbus about how many jetliners they’re selling, but one… Read More

SpinLaunch raises $40M from Airbus, Google and others for space catapult

A stealthy Silicon Valley startup called SpinLaunch says it’s raised a total of $40 million from a high-profile array of… Read More

Zunum Aero strikes deal with JetSuite for debut of hybrid electric airplanes in 2022

Zunum Aero says its first hybrid-to-electric airplanes will wear the colors of JetSuite, a private aviation company that’s a partner… Read More

Airbus’ Vahana venture shows off video of its flying car’s first test flight in Oregon

News brief: Vahana, the Airbus-backed venture that’s developing a fleet of electric-powered air taxis, shared the results of its first… Read More

Zunum Aero starts building its first electric airplane motor, targets first flight in 2019

News Brief: Kirkland, Wash.-based Zunum Aero has reportedly started building its first prototype electric airplane motor, and plans to put… Read More

Joby Aviation wins a $100M investment boost to get its flying cars off the ground

California-based Joby Aviation says it has secured $100 million in Series B financing to take its all-electric passenger aircraft into… Read More

‘Impossible Flight’ reveals the turmoil and technology of a solar plane’s global trek

From the outside, it looked as if the Swiss-led Solar Impulse project smoothly soldiered through adversity as its solar-powered plane… Read More

Boeing HorizonX invests in Cuberg battery venture, targeting electric propulsion

Boeing’s HorizonX venture investment team says it has led a seed funding round for Cuberg, a California startup focusing on… Read More

MSNW’s plasma thruster just might fire up Congress at hearing on space propulsion

How will we send humans to the moon, Mars and other destinations in space? The chances are good that electric… Read More

Germany’s Lilium shows off all-electric VTOL airplane – but how far will it go?

Lilium’s all-electric prototype airplane looks impressive as it makes a vertical takeoff and landing in a demonstration video – but… Read More

Zunum Aero emerges from stealth mode with big plans for hybrid electric planes

Four years after its founding, Zunum Aero is finally going public with a plan to build hybrid electric airplanes that could… Read More

Job One for Aerojet’s future ion drive: Go out and get a piece of an asteroid

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s next-generation ion thrusters could well make their debut in space during NASA’s robotic mission to grab a piece of an asteroid and bring… Read More

An engine for Mars: Aerojet wins $67M NASA contract for solar electric propulsion

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s operation in Redmond, Wash., has won a $67 million contract from NASA to design and develop an advanced… Read More