If hybrid cars can cut CO2 emissions on the road, can hybrid-electric planes do the same in the air? NASA is exploring that possibility, announcing this week two contracts to aviation startup Electra.

Liebherr-Aerospace is pitching a local hydraulic power generator for future more-electric airliner architectures that relies on an aircraft's electric system which should be more efficient and save ...

Five customers signed letters of intent for Aura Aero’s ERA hybrid-electric airliner this week in Paris, pushing its pre-order count above 650 aircraft.