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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.
Vertical Aerospace Sells 500 eVTOLs in Less Than a Year, Confirming Its Leading Position
Vertical Aerospace Sells 500 eVTOLs in Less Than a Year, Confirming Its Leading Position

30 Mar 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This eVTOL with fighter jet-inspired avionics is now officially the most successful on the market, with sales adding up to more than $2 billion

 
Fly Like a Head of State With Mexico's Presidential Jet, It's Now for Rent
Fly Like a Head of State With Mexico's Presidential Jet, It's Now for Rent

29 Mar 2022, 22:49 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Or you can party like one. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was specially modified to carry up to 80 guests and has an executive bedroom with its own bathroom

 
Impressive Wreckage Washed up on the Beach Turns Out to Be a WWII British Bomber
Impressive Wreckage Washed up on the Beach Turns Out to Be a WWII British Bomber

29 Mar 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / In their mysterious depths, oceans and seas still hold secrets about lost military or civilian aircraft, and once in a while they reveal some of their secrets

 
British Airways Gearing up for Green Flights, Received the First Batch of UK-Made SAF
British Airways Gearing up for Green Flights, Received the First Batch of UK-Made SAF

29 Mar 2022, 02:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / British Airways became the first airline in the world to start using sustainable fuel made at scale in the UK, will power hundreds of green flights

 
Airbus A380 Completes First Flight Powered by 100 Percent SAF
Airbus A380 Completes First Flight Powered by 100 Percent SAF

28 Mar 2022, 18:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Following the A350 and the A319neo last year, an Airbus A380 MSN1 has successfully demonstrated 100 percent SAF-powered flight

 
Europe’s Future Military Drone to Boast the First Turboprop With 3D-Printed Parts
Europe’s Future Military Drone to Boast the First Turboprop With 3D-Printed Parts

28 Mar 2022, 03:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Eurodrone is gearing up to become a top-level military unmanned aircraft, powered by a game-changing engine called the Catalyst

 
U.K. Unveils Plans for the Longest Network of Drone Superhighways in the World
U.K. Unveils Plans for the Longest Network of Drone Superhighways in the World

25 Mar 2022, 16:33 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The U.K. is working on its most ambitious transport project since the 18th century: the world's longest and largest network of drone superhighways

 
Ukraine Plans to Rebuild the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, Fans Can Fund It
Ukraine Plans to Rebuild the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, Fans Can Fund It

25 Mar 2022, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Antonov Company announced its plans to bring back the recently destroyed AN-225 Mriya, but lacks the money to do so on its own

 
Joby's Second Pre-Production Air Taxi Prototype Gets Back in the Sky for More Test Flights
Joby's Second Pre-Production Air Taxi Prototype Gets Back in the Sky for More Test Flights

25 Mar 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California-based transportation company Joby Aviation resumes flight testing of its second pre-production air taxi prototype at its Marina facility

 
Japanese Airline Completes First Flight Powered by SAF Made from Microalgae
Japanese Airline Completes First Flight Powered by SAF Made from Microalgae

25 Mar 2022, 05:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Japanese airline successfully conducted its first flight powered by a locally-produced type of SAF, with 77 passengers on board

 
Small German Cargo Airline’s Fleet Stuck, After Being Forbidden to Access EU Airspace
Small German Cargo Airline’s Fleet Stuck, After Being Forbidden to Access EU Airspace

25 Mar 2022, 04:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An air cargo operator is trying to resume operations, after it was no longer allowed to fly in EU airspace, due to connections to Russian airlines.

 
Major Players in the UAM Sector Join Forces to Pave the Way for UK Air Taxi Operations
Major Players in the UAM Sector Join Forces to Pave the Way for UK Air Taxi Operations

24 Mar 2022, 08:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Big names in the aviation industry are working together as the UK Air Mobility Consortium, to accelerate the launch of air taxi operations

 
Game-Changing Engine Made in the U.S. to Power Both Rockets and Hypersonic Aircraft
Game-Changing Engine Made in the U.S. to Power Both Rockets and Hypersonic Aircraft

24 Mar 2022, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A young Colorado-based company has developed a unique engine that will power both the Daytona rocket and the Stratolaunch hypersonic vehicle

 
Miley Cyrus’ Private Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Being Struck by Lightning
Miley Cyrus’ Private Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Being Struck by Lightning

23 Mar 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The singer and her crew were making their way into Paraguay for a scheduled concert, when they got caught in a “major unexpected storm”

 
Air Greenland to Operate What Claims to Be the Safest and Most Advanced eVTOL
Air Greenland to Operate What Claims to Be the Safest and Most Advanced eVTOL

23 Mar 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Greenland is in desperate need for zero-emissions transportation, to tackle the impact of climate change, and this eVTOL promises to be up for the job

 
Suzuki Joins the Flying Car Race, Will Develop an Innovative Two-Seater in Japan
Suzuki Joins the Flying Car Race, Will Develop an Innovative Two-Seater in Japan

23 Mar 2022, 04:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Suzuki has joined forces with an air mobility startup that has built the world's smallest eVTOL and that's developing a pioneering Japanese flying car

 
Clapped Out F-86F Sabre Jet Fighter is a Certified Barn Find With Wings
Clapped Out F-86F Sabre Jet Fighter is a Certified Barn Find With Wings

22 Mar 2022, 23:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This particular example of perhaps the most famous early Cold War fighter jet left its Inglewood, California factory on April 22nd, 1953

 
Draganfly Sends Its Drones to Ukraine To Deliver Temperature-Sensitive Medical Supplies
Draganfly Sends Its Drones to Ukraine To Deliver Temperature-Sensitive Medical Supplies

22 Mar 2022, 22:09 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly will deploy its Search and Rescue and Medical Drones to Ukraine to deliver medical supplies to those in need.

 
NASA’s Rule-Changing Supersonic Aircraft Should Be Ready for FAA Review in 2027
NASA’s Rule-Changing Supersonic Aircraft Should Be Ready for FAA Review in 2027

22 Mar 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's timeline for the development of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology supersonic aircraft points to results being ready in 2027

 
Eve Partners With Sustainable Electricity Provider for Future Air Taxi Operations
Eve Partners With Sustainable Electricity Provider for Future Air Taxi Operations

22 Mar 2022, 06:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Spain's most sustainable electricity company becomes the latest investor to join the companies that are supporting Eve Air Mobility's future operations