Aviation

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.

Skyportz Breaks the Norm With a Clever Vertiport in a Box for Future Air Taxis

27 Apr 2023, 10:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Two Australian air mobility companies are bringing a game-changing solution for eVTOL infrastructure, in the form of a smart vertiport building

Lufthansa Airbus A350 Has Strange Weapon-Like Attachment, It's Not Meant for War

26 Apr 2023, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An Airbus A350 flown by German carrier Lufthansa is being converted into a flying atmospheric study laboratory, should be ready to go in 2024

First Cargo eVTOL Developed in Latin America Reaches Milestone

26 Apr 2023, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Moya is the name of a brand-new cargo eVTOL that's gearing up to take Latin America by storm, starting with cargo operations in Brazil

Airbus Helicopters at the Forefront of SAF Technology in Europe

24 Apr 2023, 05:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Various Airbus helicopters are participating in different SAF-related projects all over Europe and even beyond, with the goal of using only green fuel

San Francisco Will Write History With an Amazing Vertical Airshow This Fall

21 Apr 2023, 05:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some of the coolest eVTOLs made in the US will show what they can do at a pioneering vertical airshow at the San Francisco Airport

Blended Wing Cargo Drone Named Like a Hyundai Takes Flight for the First Time

20 Apr 2023, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Autonomous cargo drone maker Natilus announces the first test flight of a sub-scale prototype of the Kona, full-blown version to be ready in 2024

This New Cargo eVTOL Made in the UK Is Inspired by Formula 1

20 Apr 2023, 04:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An experienced Formula 1 designer and engineer has used the F1 philosophy to develop a modular cargo eVTOL concept for high performance

Meet Maeve 01, the All-Electric Aircraft With Over 40 Seats and Automated Charging

20 Apr 2023, 03:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Dutch startup has unveiled the design of a pioneering battery-electric aircraft with an impressive capacity and an innovative charging solution

This Is the Shape of Aircraft Wings to Come if NASA Has Its Way

19 Apr 2023, 08:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it completed a series of tests on a scale version of a new wing design based on struts, it's an idea that will make it in future planes.

Czech Manufacturer Offers a VTOL Experience at One of the Greatest Airshows

19 Apr 2023, 03:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Folks who are able to attend this year's AERO Friedrichshafen airshow will get the chance to experience virtually what it's like to fly an eVTOL

Nisus Is a Wingless, Compact Gyroplane That Offers Speed, Safety, and Comfort

18 Apr 2023, 13:38 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Nisus is a unique gyroplane design aimed at both recreational and professional flying. It is easy to pilot and offers a 310-mile (500-km) range

South-Korean eVTOL Gets the Prestigious iF Design Award for Professional Concept

18 Apr 2023, 04:44 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A newcomer on thLe Advanced Air Mobility market has recently won the same prestigious award as Lilium and Vertical Aerospace

Skyports Launches a Trailblazing Drone Delivery Project in the UK

13 Apr 2023, 05:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skyports and the Royal Mail are about to launch an innovative, all-electric drone delivery service for the Orkney islands in Scotland

FAA Pumps $19 Million Into Research That Could Bring Us Noise-Free Flights

11 Apr 2023, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Up to 14 universities across America will be working on various ways to make cargo and passenger flights quieter, whether we're talking airliners or eVTOLs

Japanese Airlines Join the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Club

10 Apr 2023, 04:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Japan's transport authorities want to see the use of SAF increase to 10% by the end of the decade, across the country, and are working with a Finnish supllier

German Fuel Cell System Developer Marks Hydrogen Aviation Breakthrough

7 Apr 2023, 05:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / H2Fly and Air Liquide have successfully tested on-ground filling for a newly-developed liquid hydrogen tank, integrated onto a passenger aircraft

It’s Official: Volocopter Starts Making Its Commercial Air Taxis in Germany

7 Apr 2023, 04:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter has inaugurated its production facilities in Germany, where it will start manufacturing the VoloCity air taxi

Horizon Aircraft Tested Its eVTOL Prototype in Canada’s Top Wind Tunnel

6 Apr 2023, 05:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Cavorite X5 is gearing up to conquer air mobility in Canada and beyond, and it recently nailed complex wind tunnel testing

Dassault’s Little Rock Facility Switches to Sustainable Fuel for the Falcon

4 Apr 2023, 03:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The French aviation giant will start feeding its company-owned Falcon aircraft at the Little Rock facility with clean, sustainable fuel

This Hybrid Electric Airplane Will Use First-of-Its-Kind Battery, Targets 500-Mile Range

3 Apr 2023, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Heart Aerospace ES-30 is a hybrid electric airplane which should become operational in 2028, British company BAE Systems to supply the battery