Lilium burned $1 billion and went bankrupt in October 2024 before being revived - revealing eVTOL's real certification and capital challenges.
VectorElectra's EL Nine combines blown lift with a hybrid-electric turbine architecture to target a 150-foot takeoff roll for nine-seat regional service.
VectorArcher Aviation's Midnight eVTOL earned a Part 135 air carrier certificate in October 2024 - the first major regulatory milestone for electric vertical flight in the U.S.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world's first fully type-certified electric aircraft, and three years of European training data reveal where electric propulsion genuinely works.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric Dornier 228 test flights demonstrate why energy density physics makes batteries alone insufficient for zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorZeroAvia flew the world's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft in January 2023, exposing why batteries alone cannot decarbonize regional aviation - and what can.
VectorArcher Aviation's Midnight targets 45 dB at cruise altitude - the noise threshold that will determine whether electric air taxis can operate in cities.
VectorJoby Aviation's six-rotor S4 - 200 mph cruise, 150-mile range, 45 dB overhead - is the most technically mature eVTOL nearing FAA type certification.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro earned the world's first electric aircraft type certificate from EASA in June 2020, establishing the certification blueprint every eVTOL and electric aircraft program now follows.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first fully type-certificated electric aircraft in June 2020, and European flight schools are training real students in it today.
VectorElectra Aero's EL-2 Goldfinch uses proven blown lift aerodynamics and distributed electric motors to target takeoff and landing distances under 150 feet.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first type-certified electric aircraft in June 2020 - here's what that means for flight training costs, noise, and the future of pilot education.
VectorBye Aerospace's all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer has completed its first flight following FAA approval for developmental testing, a milestone nine years in the making.
TowerThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first type-certified electric aircraft in June 2020, offering 50-minute training endurance and dramatically lower operating costs than piston trainers.
VectorREGENT Craft's Viceroy seaglider uses wing-in-ground-effect physics to carry 12 passengers at 160 mph along coastal routes - and certifies as a boat, not a plane.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 electric air taxi has logged over 1,000 test flight hours, but an unprecedented FAA certification process and infrastructure gaps put commercial service no earlier than 2026–2027.
VectorSolid-state batteries targeting 500 Wh/kg could double current electric aircraft energy density, potentially enabling true regional electric aviation by the early-to-mid 2030s.
VectorTecnam managing director Giovanni Pascale used AirVenture 2026 to outline a philosophy of integrated, modern personal aviation - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerCAE's electric Piper Archer stalled at the design stage, exposing the battery physics gap between electric aviation promises and usable training aircraft.
TowerBye Aerospace's eFlyer Two has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, clearing the way for flight testing of the first purpose-built electric trainer.
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