A new electric motorsport championship is making an ambitious pitch to bring electric engines to the ocean — and Will Smith, LeBron James and Tom Brady are along for the ride.

At 43 meters long with six engines and luxury cabins, the Latécoère 631 was Europe’s biggest flying boat. But with crashes killing over 100 people in just 10 years, the “beautiful giant” became an ...

Once seen as the future of luxury air travel, flying boats like the colossal Princess promised lounges, restaurants, and suites in the sky. But by the time they launched, the jet age had already ...