Ampaire’s Cessna Skymaster hybrid-electric test aircraft took its first flight in Scotland on Wednesday, positioning the airplane at the new UK-supported incubator for sustainable aviation at Orkey’s ...

With a name like the Skymaster one might envision a super-heavy bomber loaded with advanced armaments, or perhaps the fastest fighter to fly into the wild blue yonder. However, the Cessna O-2 ...

The Eel flew 1,375 miles (2,213 km) during the flight – which was a simple circling exercise over Camarillo airport in California and probably not the most exciting undertaking in the world. But both ...

Ampaire may be one of aviation’s newest players, but it has just set a new benchmark for the industry. The California company, which was formed in 2016 with a mission to make electric air travel a ...

Credit: George A. Beard, Cessna Aircraft Co. In this cover story, see Cessna Skymaster's prototype, a four-place "light-light twin" in a photo at taken at the start of its flight test program at the ...

During a livestream that has just ended, Synaptic Simulations provided news about its freeware (and soon open-source) Airbus A220. We get to see quite a few impressive new renders of the aircraft, ...

Anyone who has ever been stuck in gridlock has probably daydreamed about pushing a button on the dashboard that turns their car into a plane. Imagine how much more relaxing a weekend getaway would be ...

On its maiden flight over Wichita last week, the new plane made a striking silhouette against the prairie skies. It was like no other private plane in the world. Twin tail cones swept back from the ...