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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.
Joby Formally Applies for Its Air Taxi Design to Be Certified for Use in Japan
Joby Formally Applies for Its Air Taxi Design to Be Certified for Use in Japan

18 Oct 2022, 13:13 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation announced that it has formally applied for its aircraft design to be certified for use in Japan

 
Bentley’s Mulliner Bacalar Inspired the Latest Custom Luxury Aircraft From Flexjet
Bentley’s Mulliner Bacalar Inspired the Latest Custom Luxury Aircraft From Flexjet

18 Oct 2022, 12:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Flexjet, a well-known American provider of aviation-related fractional ownership services, has used Bacalar’s DNA to imagine a couple of Mulliner-themed crafts

 
Hyundai Offspring's eVTOL to Get Anthem Cockpit and Fly-by-Wire Systems
Hyundai Offspring's eVTOL to Get Anthem Cockpit and Fly-by-Wire Systems

18 Oct 2022, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hyundai subsidiary Supernal announced during the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) it selected supplier for cockpit, fly-by-wire

 
HondaJet Elite II Sky Limo Shown With Increased Range, New Paint, And Sheepskin Seats
HondaJet Elite II Sky Limo Shown With Increased Range, New Paint, And Sheepskin Seats

18 Oct 2022, 06:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honda Aircraft Company takes the revamped HondaJet Elite II to the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, shows it with more range and comfort

 
The Airbus Beluga Landed in the U.S. After More Than a Decade, Powered by SAF
The Airbus Beluga Landed in the U.S. After More Than a Decade, Powered by SAF

18 Oct 2022, 04:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This instantly-recognizable cargo aircraft made its way to American sol after 13 years, with an important space-related mission

 
Aero Engine Maker Pours More Cold Water on the Supersonic Flight Dream
Aero Engine Maker Pours More Cold Water on the Supersonic Flight Dream

18 Oct 2022, 03:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Another potential partner turns its back to Boom's supersonic project, bluntly stating that "there's no market" for supersonic engines

 
Lockheed Super Star, Junkers Ju 52 to Go on Permanent Display for Lufthansa Centenary
Lockheed Super Star, Junkers Ju 52 to Go on Permanent Display for Lufthansa Centenary

17 Oct 2022, 07:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa will celebrate its centenary in 2026, plans to display two of its most important planes in Frankfurt or Munich

 
Flight Test Gulfstream G800 Lands in Florida, Expects to Make a Splash at Major Show
Flight Test Gulfstream G800 Lands in Florida, Expects to Make a Splash at Major Show

17 Oct 2022, 06:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aircraft maker Gulfstream took the G800 jet to the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

 
The Largest Aviation Convention This Year Is Powered by Sustainable Fuel
The Largest Aviation Convention This Year Is Powered by Sustainable Fuel

17 Oct 2022, 03:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The 2022 NBAA-BACE, the biggest aviation convention, is starting tomorrow in Orlando, Florida. Three partners have joined forces to provide SAF for this event

 
An Airbus A320neo Takes Off Powered by the First Batch of Chinese Sustainable Fuel
An Airbus A320neo Takes Off Powered by the First Batch of Chinese Sustainable Fuel

17 Oct 2022, 02:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An aviation milestone was hit in China recently, as an Airbus airliner took off for the first time powered by a SAF blend, and one that was locally made

 
Get Ready to Meet “Midnight,” United Airlines’ Future Air Taxi
Get Ready to Meet “Midnight,” United Airlines’ Future Air Taxi

17 Oct 2022, 02:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Stellantis helped develop this electric aircraft that Archer will be unveiling soon, and that already secured a big order from United Airlines

 
This Hawker Sea Fury Fighter Plane Traded Autocannons For Racing Decals
This Hawker Sea Fury Fighter Plane Traded Autocannons For Racing Decals

15 Oct 2022, 03:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Powering this sleek beast is a Wright R-3350 Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder radial engine similar to the one found with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

 
Apple Helps Lufthansa Clear Up the AirTag Mess
Apple Helps Lufthansa Clear Up the AirTag Mess

14 Oct 2022, 05:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cupertino-based tech giant says its own GPS trackers are already compliant with airline travel safety regulations, so they’re not banned in checked-in lugga

 
Plana Aero Is Getting One Step Closer to Developing Its Hybrid-Electric VTOL Air Taxi
Plana Aero Is Getting One Step Closer to Developing Its Hybrid-Electric VTOL Air Taxi

13 Oct 2022, 08:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Korea-based VTOL developer Plana Aero announced that it raised $9 more million in funding and it plans to use the money to develop its hybrid-electric air taxi

 
Italy’s New Flagship Carrier Is Making Sustainability Cool, Launches a Special Livery
Italy’s New Flagship Carrier Is Making Sustainability Cool, Launches a Special Livery

13 Oct 2022, 04:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This fresh airline wants to highlight the remarkable eco-friendly qualities of its new Airbus aircraft by displaying a cool message on their fuselage

 
This Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Was Pulled From the Jungles of Papua New Guinea, Now Restored
This Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Was Pulled From the Jungles of Papua New Guinea, Now Restored

13 Oct 2022, 00:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most Second World War military planes still kicking around have an amazing story to tell. But this P-40 N Kittyhawk has one that rivals the best.

 
Chinese-Made EHang EH216 Autonomous Air Taxi Completes Flight Demonstrations in Spain
Chinese-Made EHang EH216 Autonomous Air Taxi Completes Flight Demonstrations in Spain

12 Oct 2022, 08:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese eVTOL developer EHang recently completed flight demonstrations of its EH216 electric air taxi in Spain, as part of EU's AMU-LED project

 
American Airlines Is Betting on Innovative Hydrogen Capsules for Future Green Operations
American Airlines Is Betting on Innovative Hydrogen Capsules for Future Green Operations

12 Oct 2022, 03:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's biggest airline is making a serious commitment to hydrogen-powered operations, which include fuel capsules that can be handled like cargo

 
World’s First All-Electric Airline Closer to Kicking Off Operations in the Netherlands
World’s First All-Electric Airline Closer to Kicking Off Operations in the Netherlands

11 Oct 2022, 04:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A startup in the Netherlands plans to replace some of the existing airlines with all-electric operations slowly but surely, now has a strong supporter

 
The Northrop F-5 Never Flexed Its Muscles With the USAF, Now This One's For Sale
The Northrop F-5 Never Flexed Its Muscles With the USAF, Now This One's For Sale

10 Oct 2022, 19:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Produced from 1959 until at least the early 70s, the F-5A was a different breed of fighter. One that valued light weight and maneuverability over raw power