Aviation
Volvo Cars Provides a Special Test Crash Dummy for the Insanely-Popular Jetson One
2 Jun 2022, 03:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / What you see is not a human pilot, but a test crash dummy specially designed by Volvo Cars for the Swedish manufacturer of the infamous private "flying jet ski"
Airbus Carries Out First Helicopter Flight Powered by SAF in Japan
1 Jun 2022, 12:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / For the first time, an Airbus' H215 helicopter completed a flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel. The flight took place in Japan and it lasted 30 minutes
Lilium's Highly Acclaimed eVTOL Jet Reaches New Milestone, Gets One Step Closer To Launch
1 Jun 2022, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / German aircraft developer Lilium has reached a new milestone with its eVTOL jet demonstrator, achieving main wing transition.
Airbus’ Longest-Range, Fuel-Efficient Aircraft Is Gearing up for Its First Flight
1 Jun 2022, 05:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Airbus is getting ready to launch its next-generation airliner that shows off a monster-range, in addition to increased fuel efficiency
Embraer to Power Its Operations With 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
1 Jun 2022, 04:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An aviation giant is switching to 100% clean electricity obtained from solar and wind power sources, in line with its future range of sustainable aircraft
China Closes Airspace to Russian-Owned Aircraft, but Only to Stolen Planes
1 Jun 2022, 03:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As of last month, China is asking all airlines to update their electronic dossier with more complete information, which re-registered airplanes don’t have
Japan’s Largest Car Sharing Operator to Develop eVTOL Infrastructure for Air Taxis
1 Jun 2022, 03:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Will air taxis replace conventional taxis entirely? Perhaps there's a long way to go before even considering that, but the first vertiports are coming soon
Queen Elizabeth’s Embraer Private Jet Caught in Storm, Forced to Abort Original Landing
1 Jun 2022, 02:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Her Majesty flew from Aberdeen to London ahead of the weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but had to delay her arrival due to weather
German Startup Vaeridion to Build Electric Microliner for Regional Flights
30 May 2022, 12:25 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Vaeridion takes inspiration from gliders in creating its electric aircraft and it will begin operating regional flights in 2030.
French Flying Man Crashes Homebuilt Flyboard Into a Lake, Lives to Tell the Tale
29 May 2022, 20:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Have you ever heard about the flyboard? But what about France's flying man? Well, the latter designed the former, and he recently crashed it into a lake
Stratolaunch Reveals First Talon-A Vehicle Set to Be Carried by Massive Aircraft Roc
27 May 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch has unveiled the its first structurally complete Talon-A test vehicle. The vehicle will be carried by the mammoth aircraft Roc later this year
Roman Abramovich’s New Private Boeing 787 Dreamliner Is Officially Grounded
27 May 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earlier this month, the U.S. included the New Bandit on the list of airlines denied export privileges, which means it’s “effectively grounded”
LiDAR-Packed Elios 3 Mapping Drone Knows How to Take a Hit, Gets Back Up After a Collision
26 May 2022, 10:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Flyability's new Elios 3 is dubbed the first drone in the market to be able to recover from flipping upside-down from a collision, without crashing
Dronamics Obtains the License for Its Black Swan, "The Most Fuel-Efficient" Cargo Drone
26 May 2022, 08:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bulgarian drone developer Dronamics recently received its operational license and boasts that it's the first drone cargo airline in Europe to achieve that
The Iron Man-Like Jet Suit Flies up a Lake District Mountain in Three and a Half Minutes
25 May 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Richard Browning's Iron Man-style Jet Suit scaled a Lake District Mountain in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, despite very poor visibility
Large, Civilian Drone Takes Off for the First Time From an International Airport in Alaska
25 May 2022, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The first civilian large drone operation from an international airport in Alaska took place recently, led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks
This Privacy Suite Luxury Concept Is an Industry-First for Business Jets
24 May 2022, 04:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The acclaimed French aircraft manufacturer revealed a unique Privacy Suite that takes luxury business jets to the next level
Bombardier’s Global 8000 Revealed as the World’s Fastest, Longest-Range Business Jet
24 May 2022, 03:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The fastest jet in civil aviation since the Concorde, with a luxurious cabin, was the first to reach supersonic speeds on sustainable aviation fuel
The Incredible Falcon 6X Luxury Jet Gears Up for a 150-Hour Campaign Around the World
24 May 2022, 01:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The luxury business jet market is always busy, brimming with novelties. One of them is the might Falcon 6X, gearing up for its final challenging tests
Gulfstream G700 Sets New City Pair Speed Record on SAF, Georgia to Geneva at Mach 0.9
23 May 2022, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Gulfstream took the G700 on its first trip from Georgia to Geneva, plane set a city pair record on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)