The electrically propelled Electra eSTOL aircraft needs just 100 feet to take off ... and already has $9 billion in orders!

Virginia-based aviation company Electra says it managed to get some 2,200 orders for its short-, low-speed take off aircraft, ...

Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's ...

Amid a shortage of air traffic controllers at Austin's Airport, the FAA placed a brief ground stop for flights from all ...

But how does this process actually work, and why is it needed? In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the vertical upward ...

Lift Aircraft, a company that specializes in single-person aircraft, introduced the Hexa, a single person flying machine that ...