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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.
30-Year-Old Lufthansa Aircraft Becomes a Pioneering Hydrogen Aviation Lab in Hamburg
30-Year-Old Lufthansa Aircraft Becomes a Pioneering Hydrogen Aviation Lab in Hamburg

31 Oct 2022, 05:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An old airliner is being converted into a research platform for hydrogen technology, becoming a world-first Hydrogen Aviation Lab

 
World’s Largest Aircraft Flies With Its Hypersonic Separation Vehicle for the First Time
World’s Largest Aircraft Flies With Its Hypersonic Separation Vehicle for the First Time

31 Oct 2022, 02:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The incredible Roc aircraft that's almost as big as a football field, flied over the Mojave desert with an autonomous hypersonic vehicle attached to it

 
eBee X Drones Claim to Be the First UAVs in the U.S. Approved for Operations Over People
eBee X Drones Claim to Be the First UAVs in the U.S. Approved for Operations Over People

28 Oct 2022, 13:29 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Kansas-based AgEagle Aerial Systems announced that its eBee X drones are the first UAVs to receive approval for OOP (Operations Over People) in the U.S.

 
Rolls-Royce Joins Forces With the World’s Largest Producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Rolls-Royce Joins Forces With the World’s Largest Producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

28 Oct 2022, 04:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rolls-Royce wants to make all of the mtu engines compatible with sustainable fuel, while the Finland-based Neste has ambitious expansion goals

 
Unmanned Spanish Air Taxi Nails Second Test Flight, Flanked by Other eVTOLs
Unmanned Spanish Air Taxi Nails Second Test Flight, Flanked by Other eVTOLs

28 Oct 2022, 01:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This fresh eVTOL prototype, the first one with 100% Spanish technology, wants to take unmanned air operations to the next level

 
A New Futuristic Flying Car Is Coming From the UK, Will Soon Take to the Sky
A New Futuristic Flying Car Is Coming From the UK, Will Soon Take to the Sky

28 Oct 2022, 01:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This is not your typical air taxi, but a private flying car. It's only slightly bigger than an SUV, but much faster, cruising at 87 mph

 
Lilium Signs Its First Partnership in the Middle East, Brings eVTOL Jet to Saudi Arabia
Lilium Signs Its First Partnership in the Middle East, Brings eVTOL Jet to Saudi Arabia

27 Oct 2022, 14:57 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / German eVTOL jet developer Lilium recently signed its first agreement in the Middle East, aiming to bring its zero-emission aircraft to Saudi Arabia

 
Airbus Scores Record Sales for Air Medical Helicopters in North America
Airbus Scores Record Sales for Air Medical Helicopters in North America

27 Oct 2022, 04:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of these HEMS rotorcraft was donated to the Hawaii Fire Department, making it the first Airbus helicopter to be operated there

 
Get Ready to Learn to Pilot This Contraption in an Hour, Then Fly Around New York
Get Ready to Learn to Pilot This Contraption in an Hour, Then Fly Around New York

27 Oct 2022, 01:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This bizarre-looking electric aircraft will soon be available for fun tours in New York, where the passenger becomes the pilot in less than an hour

 
Ten New Airbus A330s to Join Amazon Airborne Fleet to Help With Fast Delivery Times
Ten New Airbus A330s to Join Amazon Airborne Fleet to Help With Fast Delivery Times

22 Oct 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amazon Prime Air to expand its fleet with the use of ten new Airbus A330s, the newest and the largest operated by the company

 
Rolls-Royce Is Betting on American Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Rolls-Royce Is Betting on American Sustainable Aviation Fuel

21 Oct 2022, 03:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rolls-Royce will be testing an innovative green jet fuel made by a Washington-based company on its next-generation aero-engines

 
Germany to Debut All-Electric Regional Flights Focused on Sustainability
Germany to Debut All-Electric Regional Flights Focused on Sustainability

21 Oct 2022, 01:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A fresh airline plans to transform regional flights in Germany and more, by developing an entire ecosystem centered around electric aircraft

 
Marine Corps Should Be Jealous, Civilians Now Have Their Own Tiltrotor Aircraft
Marine Corps Should Be Jealous, Civilians Now Have Their Own Tiltrotor Aircraft

20 Oct 2022, 05:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aircraft company Leonardo said it flew earlier this month the production version of the AW609 tiltrotor aircraft for the first time

 
Luxury Private Jet Charter Company Will Operate 20 New Cessna Citation XLS Gen2
Luxury Private Jet Charter Company Will Operate 20 New Cessna Citation XLS Gen2

20 Oct 2022, 03:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new customer is ready to get their hands on the luxurious Cessna Citation XLS Gen2, the modern version of Textron's midsize business jet

 
First Luxury ACH130 Aston Martin Edition Lands in the U.S., for a Lucky Customer
First Luxury ACH130 Aston Martin Edition Lands in the U.S., for a Lucky Customer

20 Oct 2022, 01:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first lucky owner in the U.S. got their hands on this ultra-luxurious air vehicle, the ACH130 Aston Martin edition helicopter

 
Dassault Expands Its Operations in the U.S., Will Open a Maintenance Center in Florida
Dassault Expands Its Operations in the U.S., Will Open a Maintenance Center in Florida

19 Oct 2022, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The French manufacturer of the legendary Falcon jet is getting ready to build a heavy maintenance facility in Melbourne, Florida

 
Gulfstream’s Flagship G700 Gearing up for Its World Tour, Flaunting a Luxury Interior
Gulfstream’s Flagship G700 Gearing up for Its World Tour, Flaunting a Luxury Interior

19 Oct 2022, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Gulfstream is about to take the stunning G700 business jet on its first world tour, where customers will get a closer look at its fabulous cabin

 
Major Aviation Player to Start Using Sustainable Fuel for All of Its Flight Operations
Major Aviation Player to Start Using Sustainable Fuel for All of Its Flight Operations

19 Oct 2022, 02:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Bombardier joins the ranks of big players in the industry who are making their production greener, by switching to SAF for its flight operations

 
The Largest Purpose-Built Business Jet on the Market Is Coming to Life
The Largest Purpose-Built Business Jet on the Market Is Coming to Life

19 Oct 2022, 02:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The business jet that claims to break the norm for long range in its class is coming from France, and it's ready to enter production

 
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero Was Slain by the Hellcat, This Survivor's Got an American Engine
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero Was Slain by the Hellcat, This Survivor's Got an American Engine

18 Oct 2022, 19:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Of the 10,000 A6Ms Mitsubishi manufactured, between 25 and 40 numbers-matching airframes are known to survive, and just two originals are airworthy