A hovercraft ferries passengers to the Isle of Wight in England. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images On Thursday, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the body that manages ferry service ...

Air-cushioned hovercraft vessels, long popular in Europe but little used in the United States, could be the answer for a trio of East Bay cities that long have sought ferry service to San Francisco.

Bay Area commuters may have another way to get to work on the horizon: hovercraft. Especially for those living or working in the South Bay, San Jose and Silicon Valley. It sounds futuristic, but it's ...

Hovercraft just got a major boost as a potential source of ferry service on the bay as Water Emergency Transit Authority directors voted to begin a formal evaluation of the boats that float on a ...

Looking for a faster way to get into Manhattan? Something a little classier with less people, comfy seats and all for the price of a ferry ride? Well, with a little luck and some help from the federal ...

SAN JOSE (KPIX) -- A group of business and civic leaders said Friday they're trying to get hovercraft as a new mode of transportation to get around the Bay Area. "They're quiet, smooth running, they ...

A New York investor has proposed using a "wing-in-ground" hovercraft to carry passengers on the five mile trip between Staten Island and Manhattan. There's only one problem: with a cruising speed of ...

Bob Wagner, the operator of the region's only Hovercraft, won't be ferrying passengers to and from Fort De Soto Park. The Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday to award a contract to dock at the ...

Envisioned as early as the mid-1800s, the hovercraft is a unique amphibious vessel designed to float on a cushion of air, enabling it to travel over water and land. Closer to airplanes than boats in ...

Air-cushioned hovercraft vessels, long popular in Europe but little used in the United States, could be the answer for a trio of East Bay cities that long have sought ferry service to San Francisco.