By Susan Ying, SVP of Global Operations Finally, we are flying in Scotland! The hybrid-electric Ampaire Electric EEL has been flying this past week between Wick on the northern Scottish coast and Kirkwall in the remote Orkney Islands, normally accessible mainly by ferry across the sometimes choppy Pentland Firth. …

By Kevin Noetker, Co-Founder & CEO of Ampaire I recommend to you an excellent documentary from PBS called Great Electric Airplane Race. Hosted by PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien, it’s a survey of all segments of sustainable aviation. O’Brien summarizes the case for electric aircraft with the basics on…

By Cory Combs, Executive Tech Fellow and Ampaire Co-founder A lot of people have seen TED talks on YouTube, presenting big ideas in bite-sized form. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, seeks to spread big, world-changing ideas. Its motto, in fact, is “ideas worth spreading.” …

Why we conduct public demonstrations of our hybrid-electric aircraft Once the Wright Brothers had a reliable flying machine that could stay in the air for long durations and fly graceful figure-eight patterns, they took it on the road. In 1908, they astounded French crowds flying long routines over Le Mans…

Our Electric EEL aircraft has been back from Hawai’i for a few weeks and it’s out of the shipping container and reassembled. The FAA needs to give its blessing before we fly again, but that will happen soon. It’s a good moment to review this first step toward regular airline…

At Ampaire, we talk a lot about powering a new generation of aircraft with electricity, but in an important sense these revolutionary aircraft will be powered by the talents of brilliant, visionary engineers. With that in mind, I’m immensely pleased to announce our appointment of Dr. Ed Lovelace as Chief…