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Having been born at about the same time as automobiles, machines that can take to the sky through whatever means have quickly grown into pillars of the society we now know. From drones to supersonic passenger jets and VTOLs, you can experience this magnificent world here, in autoevolution's Aviation section.
Airlander Gearing Up to Revolutionize Air Mobility in the Scottish Highlands
Airlander Gearing Up to Revolutionize Air Mobility in the Scottish Highlands

2 Nov 2023, 03:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Despite its gigantic dimensions and futuristic design, this infamous aircraft is surprisingly easy to integrate within existing systems, with great benefits

 
“The Jeep of the Skies” Is a Game-Changer for Polar Scientific Research
“The Jeep of the Skies” Is a Game-Changer for Polar Scientific Research

1 Nov 2023, 02:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The rugged, heavy-duty and fully-autonomous drone developed by Windracers will test its strength during a pioneering research project in Antarctica

 
The German Jet-Powered Luxury Air Taxi Is Gearing Up for the Middle East
The German Jet-Powered Luxury Air Taxi Is Gearing Up for the Middle East

1 Nov 2023, 01:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German manufacturer will display the Lilium Pioneer Edition Jet at the upcoming Dubai Airshow, following the appointment of its exclusive regional dealer

 
EHang to Start Delivering the EH216-S Air Taxi Before the End of This Year
EHang to Start Delivering the EH216-S Air Taxi Before the End of This Year

31 Oct 2023, 03:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Chinese AAM company is on a roll, and expecting to kick off deliveries for its first air taxis before the end of 2023

 
This British Personal Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Piloted Test Flights
This British Personal Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Piloted Test Flights

30 Oct 2023, 03:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skyfly's top-notch engineering team started using a state-of-the-art flight simulator of the Axe personal eVTOL ahead of piloted test flights

 
Bold Spanish Brand Brings Fresh Perspective on Electric Air Mobility
Bold Spanish Brand Brings Fresh Perspective on Electric Air Mobility

27 Oct 2023, 01:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The former Umiles Next is now Crisalion, a Spanish electric mobility company determined to make a difference with both electric and autonomous vehicles

 
XPeng Unveils Six-Wheeled Cybertruck-Like SUV Concept Capable of Launching an eVTOL
XPeng Unveils Six-Wheeled Cybertruck-Like SUV Concept Capable of Launching an eVTOL

26 Oct 2023, 11:01 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Peng’s Land Aircraft Carrier is made up of a hybrid electric off-road vehicle and a two-seat electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air module

 
New Fuel Cell Solution Developed for Clean Electric Charging at Airports
New Fuel Cell Solution Developed for Clean Electric Charging at Airports

26 Oct 2023, 07:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A California-based hydrogen service provider and a reputable airport ground support equipment OEM are launching a system for clean electric charging

 
The Road to Commercial Services Is Hard and Slow When It Comes to Fully Electric Air Taxis
The Road to Commercial Services Is Hard and Slow When It Comes to Fully Electric Air Taxis

26 Oct 2023, 06:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Archer Aviation's production aircraft Midnight nails first flight, after four years of intensive test flights carried out by prototypes

 
Californian eVTOL Maker 'Overair' Inks Deal With the Korean Police
Californian eVTOL Maker 'Overair' Inks Deal With the Korean Police

25 Oct 2023, 02:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Overair signed 20 more units of its military-inspired high-capacity electric aircraft and is also working with the Korean Police on AAM integrations

 
20 Years Ago Today, the Concorde Supersonic Airliner Bid Its Final Farewell
20 Years Ago Today, the Concorde Supersonic Airliner Bid Its Final Farewell

24 Oct 2023, 18:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Concorde made its final flight from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport across the Atlantic to London's Heathrow Airport twenty years ago today.

 
This Avro Anson Once Hunted German Submarines for the RAF, Now It's for Sale
This Avro Anson Once Hunted German Submarines for the RAF, Now It's for Sale

24 Oct 2023, 17:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / First flown in 1935 and designed by Avro's chief engineer Roy Chadwick, the Anson didn't serve nearly as glamorous of a role in the RAF as a Spitfire.

 
Strange Aircraft With 12 Propellers Seen Over LA Was the Wisk VTOL Making Its Public Debut
Strange Aircraft With 12 Propellers Seen Over LA Was the Wisk VTOL Making Its Public Debut

24 Oct 2023, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aviation startup Wisk conducted the first public flight of the Cora fifth-gen eVTOL over Los Angeles, company one step closer to autonomous taxi flights

 
The Japanese Government Is Betting on This Suzuki-Backed Electric Air Taxi
The Japanese Government Is Betting on This Suzuki-Backed Electric Air Taxi

23 Oct 2023, 01:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / SkyDrive, manufacturer of the most famous electric air taxi in Japan, just got a huge financial boost from the government

 
The $98K Personal eVTOL Writes Aviation History in Italy
The $98K Personal eVTOL Writes Aviation History in Italy

20 Oct 2023, 03:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Licensed pilots are now free to fly the pre-production Jetson One in Italy, while the company has the green light for unmanned test flights in the country

 
The Californian Butterfly Electric Air Taxi Is Coming to South Korea
The Californian Butterfly Electric Air Taxi Is Coming to South Korea

19 Oct 2023, 03:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Overair's military-inspired eVTOL will soon operate in the Jeju Island, gearing up to become carbon neutral by the end of the decade

 
You Can Now Buy Your Own Private Luxury eVTOL Jet Made in Germany for $10M
You Can Now Buy Your Own Private Luxury eVTOL Jet Made in Germany for $10M

19 Oct 2023, 02:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Lilium Pioneer Edition Jet is here to revolutionize private aviation as the world's only eVTOL jet, now hitting the US market for private customers

 
Fuel Cell Jet Engines Feeding on SAF Are Now Actively Being Pursued
Fuel Cell Jet Engines Feeding on SAF Are Now Actively Being Pursued

18 Oct 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GE Aerospace announced it is moving forward with plans to integrate fuel cell into jet engines and feed the system sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

 
Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 Breaks Cover With a Feature Pilots Will Simply Love
Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 Breaks Cover With a Feature Pilots Will Simply Love

17 Oct 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Textron Aviation spilled the details on the new Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 airplane, the improved version should be ready to fly in 2025

 
HondaJet Echelon Revealed as the World's Only Transcontinental Single-Pilot Light Jet
HondaJet Echelon Revealed as the World's Only Transcontinental Single-Pilot Light Jet

17 Oct 2023, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese aircraft maker Honda revealed the production name of what was once the HondaJet 2600 concept, bird will fly as Echelon