Vertical take-off and landing aircraft are seen as the promised land of urban mobility, capable of transporting people from point A to point B much faster than cars presently can. Generally speaking, ...

It seems like we've been reporting about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for ages now, but somehow none of the companies involved in this young industry seems capable of really getting ...

California startup Alef Aeronautics has released "the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff, non-tethered)," as CEO Jim Dukhovny wrote in a social ...

GE Aerospace has announced that it will enter a partnership with aviation startup Beta Technologies, a bit of a David-and-Goliath pairing. GE is one of the industry's biggest names; its engines fly ...

Joby and Archer Aviation are creating electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles. The California companies made their first flight demos at a Monterey County airshow on Saturday. Both companies ...

A very different aircraft design powered by multiple electrically powered jets took off for the first time last week. The Lilium Jet has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities and this first flight ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

At the same time, with far less publicity and investment, dual-purpose, street-legal flying cars have started to take off. Creators like Klein Vision have already gained certification for the AirCar ...