Franky Zapata, 46, attempted to cross the English Channel in his AirScooter as part of a bid to impress investors in the US ...

The company’s CEO will attempt to cross the English Channel without a parachute to use in an emergency. View on euronews ...

As technology is rapidly advancing, more tech companies are trying to revolutionize the daily commute via flying scooters.One such air scooter recently nosedived into the ocean while trying to ...

A vertical take off and landing air scooter flight to England has been abandoned, despite a successful lift off in France.

The hybrid electric Airscooter completes its first manned flight, paving the way for solo urban air travel without a pilot’s ...

Franky Zapata, a French inventor and entrepreneur, flies a jet-powered hoverboard during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France on July 14, 2019. Jack Chan/Xinhua via Getty.

An 'air scooter' attempted to cross the English Channel on 25 July but fell just short, splashing down near the cliffs of ...

Zapata made the first attempt to fly over the Channel on July 25 but stopped halfway through after missing a landing platform on which he was supposed to refuel. Not the same happened the second time.

French inventor and former military reservist Franky Zapata was unsuccessful in his attempt Thursday to fly across the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard. Zapata, 40, took off from the ...

Franky Zapata, the man who flew across the English Channel on a hoverboard, has revealed his latest wacky idea – a personal flying machine.. Designed as an alternative to cars, the Airscooter ...

French inventor Franky Zapata has officially crossed the English Channel by hoverboard. On Aug. 4, weeks after a failed Bastille Day flight, Zapata hopped on the jet-powered hoverboard that he ...

Franky Zapata, the French inventor-slash-daredevil who flew across the English Channel on a hoverboard, has launched an ‘airscooter’ to go alongside his jet-powered flyboard and flying deckchair.