An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Saturday when a passenger’s device caught fire after takeoff, marking the latest in a string of alarming incidents involving lithium ...

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Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected ...

Electric-powered aircraft may seem like a vague, future promise in the pursuit of decarbonizing aviation, but a handful of battery-powered planes are already in flight. These days, it’s mostly limited ...

An aviation rarity touched down in the Norway's second city of Bergen earlier this month. Alia had flown 100 miles (160km) in 55 minutes on battery power alone. Built by US aerospace company Beta ...

Two companies racing to develop electric aircraft are teaming up. Eve Air Mobility, which was founded by Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer, said Tuesday that it planned to outfit its ...

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Thanks to their low cost of operation and maintenance, the first generation of battery-powered flight trainers is gaining popularity among flight schools and sport pilots. Today’s battery technologies ...

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