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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.
Chinese Aero Car Takes to the Skies at Night Avoiding the Traffic
Chinese Aero Car Takes to the Skies at Night Avoiding the Traffic

31 Dec 2022, 00:53 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The Chinese brand XPENG is the largest flying car manufacturer in Asia, and they are close to getting a production model, which they tested during nighttime

 
Argon GTL 915 iS Gyrocopter Could Be the Future of Urban Air Mobility
Argon GTL 915 iS Gyrocopter Could Be the Future of Urban Air Mobility

26 Dec 2022, 00:29 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Built by Manufaktura Lotnicza, the aircraft could be used both as a recreational vehicle and for goods delivery, with a cargo load of 650 pounds

 
A New Mexico Regional Airline Will Operate Textron’s Cessna SkyCourier and Grand Caravan
A New Mexico Regional Airline Will Operate Textron’s Cessna SkyCourier and Grand Caravan

23 Dec 2022, 06:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Cessna SkyCourier and Cessna Grand Caravan EX will be the only aircraft in a Mexico-based airline's fresh regional fleet

 
Former Airbus and Google Experts Are Making Vertiports Better
Former Airbus and Google Experts Are Making Vertiports Better

22 Dec 2022, 04:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Are you ready for flying taxis taking to the skies in just a couple of years? Well, airports aren't, and they need to speed things up

 
German Airline’s Fresh Airbus A330neo Shows What Green Luxury Is All About
German Airline’s Fresh Airbus A330neo Shows What Green Luxury Is All About

22 Dec 2022, 03:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Condor is ready for its new-generation widebody to take to the sky, boasting impressive, performance, luxury features and an unusual look

 
Raytheon Wraps Up First Test Run of New Jet-Electric Hybrid Engine, First Flight in 2024
Raytheon Wraps Up First Test Run of New Jet-Electric Hybrid Engine, First Flight in 2024

21 Dec 2022, 19:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Riding a $163 million wave of investments started in July of last year, it shouldn't be too long before Collins and Raytheon now have a working prototype.

 
The Beechcraft King Air 360 Just Got Cooler and Greener
The Beechcraft King Air 360 Just Got Cooler and Greener

21 Dec 2022, 05:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Textron's Beechcraft King Air 360 will soon become cooler, literally and metaphorically, and passengers will surely appreciate it

 
Jaunt’s Unique eVTOL Ready to Face Certification Challenges
Jaunt’s Unique eVTOL Ready to Face Certification Challenges

21 Dec 2022, 04:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Jaunt Air Mobility has developed one of the most unique eVTOLs on the market, combining fixed-wing design with VTOL capabilities

 
VIDEO: Israeli Personal Electric Aircraft Nails First Forward Flight at Full Capacity
VIDEO: Israeli Personal Electric Aircraft Nails First Forward Flight at Full Capacity

21 Dec 2022, 03:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Air One wants to be everyone's personal aircraft soon, easy to keep in the garage and to fly any time. And it's now coming to the U.S.

 
Boeing Sighs With Relief as Extension for MAX 7 and MAX 10 Airliners Will Happen
Boeing Sighs With Relief as Extension for MAX 7 and MAX 10 Airliners Will Happen

20 Dec 2022, 14:45 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / A cloud that has been hanging over the Renton, Washington, facility that makes Boeing MAX airliners for a couple of years has lifted

 
‘The Residence’ Ultra-Luxe Flying Apartment Returns to the Skies With the Airbus A380
‘The Residence’ Ultra-Luxe Flying Apartment Returns to the Skies With the Airbus A380

20 Dec 2022, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Four of the 10 A380s operated by Etihad Airway, grounded by the international health crisis, are being restored and put back in the sky

 
Beta’s Dragonfly-Like Alia Nails an Outstanding 876-Mile Journey in the U.S.
Beta’s Dragonfly-Like Alia Nails an Outstanding 876-Mile Journey in the U.S.

20 Dec 2022, 05:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Beta Technologies's electric aircraft carried out an impressive five-day journey to relocate to another UPS (its customer) facility

 
Rolls-Royce's Record-Breaking 87,000 HP UltraFan Engine Is Getting Ready for Testing
Rolls-Royce's Record-Breaking 87,000 HP UltraFan Engine Is Getting Ready for Testing

19 Dec 2022, 19:38 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Rolls-Royce is excited as it prepares for the testing phase of its groundbreaking UltraFan engine - the technology is powered by sustainable fuel

 
The British Version of a Personal Electric Aircraft Is Coming to Life in 2023
The British Version of a Personal Electric Aircraft Is Coming to Life in 2023

19 Dec 2022, 05:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You can already pre-order the Axe by FireFly personal two-seater, gearing up to kick off construction next year, in the UK

 
Gulfstream Nails Industry’s First Long-Range Business Jet Flight Powered by Green Fuel
Gulfstream Nails Industry’s First Long-Range Business Jet Flight Powered by Green Fuel

19 Dec 2022, 02:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The record-breaking Gulfstream G650 is confirming its trailblazing status once again, with a business jet industry first

 
Get Ready for the First Zero-Emission London-New York Flight, Coming in 2023
Get Ready for the First Zero-Emission London-New York Flight, Coming in 2023

19 Dec 2022, 02:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first net zero flight across the Atlantic is coming up next year, powered by 100% SAF, through a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787

 
Sharkskin Technology Approved for Some Lufthansa and Swiss Boeing 777 Airliners
Sharkskin Technology Approved for Some Lufthansa and Swiss Boeing 777 Airliners

17 Dec 2022, 03:00 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / A new Sharkskin-type film that mimics the aerodynamic properties of actual shark skin makes its ways onto some Boeing 777 jets

 
Dassault and Airbus Join Forces to Help Build Europe's First Gen-Six Jet Fighter
Dassault and Airbus Join Forces to Help Build Europe's First Gen-Six Jet Fighter

16 Dec 2022, 17:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Dubbed the Global Combat Air System, then change to Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the prospective new fighter is touted as just as potent as American jets

 
California-Based Joby on Track to Launch Air Taxi Operations by 2025
California-Based Joby on Track to Launch Air Taxi Operations by 2025

16 Dec 2022, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although it had its challenges along the way, Joby is closer than ever to officially launching air taxi services in a few years

 
Spanish Police Becomes the First Security Institution in the EU to Operate an AAV
Spanish Police Becomes the First Security Institution in the EU to Operate an AAV

16 Dec 2022, 03:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / With the first official flight successfully completed, the Spanish National Police paves the way for the use of eVTOLs for law enforcement operations