Eviation Alice completed its first flight on September 27, 2022, raising the question of whether all-electric regional aviation can overcome battery physics to serve short-haul routes commercially.
VectorZeroAvia flew a hydrogen-electric powertrain in a 19-seat regional turboprop in January 2023 and is targeting commercial certification by 2027.
VectorHeart Aerospace's 2022 pivot from the ES19 to the 30-seat hybrid-electric ES30 reveals what honest engineering looks like in regional electric aviation.
VectorHeart Aerospace's 2022 pivot from a 19-seat all-electric design to a 30-seat hybrid reveals where battery aviation actually stands today.
VectorZeroAvia has flown a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Dornier 228, targeting the 9-19 seat regional market as a credible zero-emission alternative to turboprops.
VectorElectra Aero's hybrid-electric eSTOL uses blown lift technology for 300-foot ground rolls, targeting small communities that lost scheduled air service.
VectorThe Eviation Alice completed its first flight in September 2022, but battery physics and a long certification road separate that milestone from commercial airline service.
VectorZeroAvia has flown a 19-seat Dornier 228 on hydrogen fuel cell power, making the strongest case yet that regional aviation can decarbonize beyond what batteries allow.
VectorZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-electric powertrains targeting zero-emission regional flights up to 500 miles, with commercial operations projected for 2028–2029.
VectorThe Eviation Alice flew in 2022, but turning an 820 kWh battery-electric commuter into a certified airline product still requires years of unglamorous work.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell Dornier 228 has already flown, targeting a regional turboprop market that battery-electric aircraft physically cannot serve.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric Dornier 228 flight in January 2023 marked the first time a 19-seat regional airframe flew on hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, reshaping the math on zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorHeart Aerospace's 25,000-pound Heart X1 became the largest battery-electric airplane ever flown - here's what it proves and what it doesn't.
TowerElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift and eight electric motors to take off and land in as little as 150 feet.
VectorZeroAvia is betting hydrogen fuel cells, not batteries, will electrify regional aircraft - here's why the physics works and what still stands in the way.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric powertrain has genuinely flown, but volume, cryogenics, and infrastructure make it a late-2020s story at best.
VectorHow ZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cells aim to power regional aircraft where batteries can't reach - and the real hurdles that remain.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift and eight motors to take off and land in about 150 feet, promising 500-mile regional range.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift to take off and land in 150 feet, aiming to replace helicopters on short regional routes.
VectorHow Beta Technologies built an electric airplane and the CCS charging network it needs - and why the plain fixed-wing came first.
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