The US Department of Defense is preparing to test a long-absent aviation capability in the Pacific. Amphibious aircraft that ...

Switzerland may have been riled by recent banking turmoil, but at least one of the country’s industries is still thriving: electric seaplanes. In March, Swiss startup Jekta Switzerland SA received its ...

A blast from aviation's past might make a splash in the future as Tidal Flight signs a Letter of Intent with Tropic Ocean Airways for 20 of the company's super-efficient hybrid-electric Polaris ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — After being grounded for more than two years, Brooke's Seaplanes Services are finally returning to Coeur d'Alene. Brooke's seaplanes have been grounded since a tragic mid-air ...

Airports are kind of a pain in the you-know-what for most cities. They take up more land than most zip codes, fill the air with CO2 and noise pollution, and in some cases, the property values of the ...

Norway-based Scandinavian Seaplanes has become the latest operator to select Dovetail Electric Aviation for the conversion of its fleet to run on battery power. Currently operating a mixed fleet of ...

Several start-ups developing a new generation of seaplanes see immense market opportunity and insist their designs have a clear certification path. But the niche and emerging sector – which includes ...

Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines. By Barbara Peterson / Hakai ...

Deep-pocketed travelers who prefer to fly private have another option when they’re jetting from Manhattan to the Hamptons or Miami to the Bahamas: seaplanes. With the ability to use water as a runway, ...