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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.
First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Flights From Rotterdam Coming Up in 2025
First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Flights From Rotterdam Coming Up in 2025

8 Feb 2023, 04:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Shell is supporting a thrilling new project at the Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The first hydrogen-electric airliners with passengers onboard will soon take off

 
UK to Develop Its First Connected Airport Living Lab
UK to Develop Its First Connected Airport Living Lab

8 Feb 2023, 03:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Airports will no longer be basic transportation hubs in the future, but exciting innovation platforms. The Glasgow Airport is leading the way

 
Boeing-Backed Air Taxi Manufacturer Wisk Has Big Plans for Australia
Boeing-Backed Air Taxi Manufacturer Wisk Has Big Plans for Australia

7 Feb 2023, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S.-made Wisk Aero flying taxi is gearing up to write history in Australia through a major Advanced Air Mobility project

 
Vertiport Infrastructure to Integrate Autonomous Ground Operations
Vertiport Infrastructure to Integrate Autonomous Ground Operations

6 Feb 2023, 04:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An automation startup is developing an autonomous, electric vehicle specifically for the ground handling of future eVTOLs

 
Volocopter Is Ushering in a New Era of Air Mobility for Both France and Germany
Volocopter Is Ushering in a New Era of Air Mobility for Both France and Germany

6 Feb 2023, 03:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German eVTOL manufacturer just got a prestigious Franco-German business awards, acknowledging its pioneering achievements

 
Meet Moya eVTOL, the First Autonomous Cargo Drone Built in the Southern Hemisphere
Meet Moya eVTOL, the First Autonomous Cargo Drone Built in the Southern Hemisphere

3 Feb 2023, 06:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This new cargo electric aircraft claims to be a lot more efficient than smaller cargo drones and it comes all the way from Brazil

 
The Infamous “Flying Bum” Finally Gets an Official Production Line
The Infamous “Flying Bum” Finally Gets an Official Production Line

3 Feb 2023, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Remember the bizarre-looking contraption that claimed to be the world's biggest aircraft? The Airlander 10 might finally kick off series production

 
Personal Electric Aircraft Are Also Revolutionizing Yachting
Personal Electric Aircraft Are Also Revolutionizing Yachting

3 Feb 2023, 03:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Israeli flying sports car Air One is being presented as the ideal auxiliary toy for yacht owners, through a pioneering collaboration in the industry

 
You Only Need a Private Pilot License to Fly This $180K Personal Electric Aircraft
You Only Need a Private Pilot License to Fly This $180K Personal Electric Aircraft

2 Feb 2023, 04:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If you've got a private pilot license, you can keep this electric aircraft with a unique design in your garage and fly whenever you want

 
An Eight-Landing Pad Vertiport Will Open in Pennsylvania This Year
An Eight-Landing Pad Vertiport Will Open in Pennsylvania This Year

2 Feb 2023, 04:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Folks in Pennsylvania will be able to experience flying aboard air taxis very soon, thanks to a modular vertiport that will open this year

 
GKN Aerospace Joins Forces With Lilium for Trailblazing eVTOL Jet
GKN Aerospace Joins Forces With Lilium for Trailblazing eVTOL Jet

2 Feb 2023, 03:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The aerospace expert will build the custom system at its facility in the Netherlands and then integrate it at Lilium's assembly line in Germany

 
The Last Boeing 747 Ever Made Is a 747-8 Freighter Model, John Travolta Attends Delivery
The Last Boeing 747 Ever Made Is a 747-8 Freighter Model, John Travolta Attends Delivery

1 Feb 2023, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing rolls off the assembly lines the last 747, a 747-8 Freighter variant which was just delivered to the largest operator for the plane, Atlas Air

 
Shell to Supply a South Korea Airline With Sustainable Fuel Over Five Years
Shell to Supply a South Korea Airline With Sustainable Fuel Over Five Years

1 Feb 2023, 06:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Shell is focusing more and more on SAF instead of conventional jet fuel, signing huge deals with some of the largest airlines in the world

 
Computer Code Could Be the Answer for a New Generation of Green Aircraft
Computer Code Could Be the Answer for a New Generation of Green Aircraft

1 Feb 2023, 05:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An international team of experts from Airbus, DLR and Onera, are working on a state-of-the-art CFD code for future hydrogen aircraft

 
This Autonomous Electric Cargo Plane Promises to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry
This Autonomous Electric Cargo Plane Promises to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry

31 Jan 2023, 09:49 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Pyka's new Pelican Cargo is built on the company's autonomous electric flight engine and feaures extended range and increased payload capacity

 
State-of-the-Art Hydrogen Aviation Center to Be Set Up in Germany
State-of-the-Art Hydrogen Aviation Center to Be Set Up in Germany

31 Jan 2023, 04:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Stuttgart Airport and a German aviation startup have joined forces to establish an innovative center for testing hydrogen aircraft

 
The First Sustainable Fuel-Powered Flight in the Middle East Carried Out in Dubai
The First Sustainable Fuel-Powered Flight in the Middle East Carried Out in Dubai

31 Jan 2023, 04:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first Boeing 777 with one of its GE engines running on SAF took flew over the Dubai coastline in a demonstration for Emirates

 
New 1,000 SHP Single Engine Air Van Helicopter Allows Nine People to Fly at Once
New 1,000 SHP Single Engine Air Van Helicopter Allows Nine People to Fly at Once

27 Jan 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leonardo's Kopter announced this week it will use the Safran Arriel 2K engine for the AW09 helicopter currently being developed

 
Siemens Gets Into Air Taxi Charging for Future Vertiports
Siemens Gets Into Air Taxi Charging for Future Vertiports

27 Jan 2023, 05:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Siemens plans to design and develop a dedicated charging and power system for AAM operations at vertiports, together with Skyway

 
Weather Infrastructure Is Key for Upcoming Drone Deliveries and Air Taxi Services
Weather Infrastructure Is Key for Upcoming Drone Deliveries and Air Taxi Services

27 Jan 2023, 05:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A complex weather study specifically intended for future drone operations and air taxi services is launched in North Carolina