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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.
Airbus Partners With the Biggest SAF Producer to Ramp Up Sustainable Fuel Availability
Airbus Partners With the Biggest SAF Producer to Ramp Up Sustainable Fuel Availability

2 Dec 2022, 04:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Airbus wants to speed up the implementation of 100% SAF in aviation, and it will do so with the help of the biggest SAF producers in the world

 
Watch Three Racing Flying Cars Fly Together for the First Time, in South Australia
Watch Three Racing Flying Cars Fly Together for the First Time, in South Australia

2 Dec 2022, 04:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Alauda Aeronautics reached another important milestone for future electric flying cars motorsport - three of these vehicles flew side by side successfully

 
Airbus Builds a Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Station After Rolls-Royce's Breakthrough
Airbus Builds a Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Station After Rolls-Royce's Breakthrough

1 Dec 2022, 20:33 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The French company will pursue this noble mission to clean the skies with the help of liquid hydrogen. Here’s what’s happening soon

 
This Former East-European Military Trainer Is Powered by a Lycoming Engine
This Former East-European Military Trainer Is Powered by a Lycoming Engine

1 Dec 2022, 12:12 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Finding a former military trainer aircraft that can do aerobatics and host four people on board might not be easy, especially if your budget is under $100k

 
Volcopter’s Heavy-Duty Cargo Drone Carries Out Advanced Test Flights in Germany
Volcopter’s Heavy-Duty Cargo Drone Carries Out Advanced Test Flights in Germany

1 Dec 2022, 04:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although physically in Cochstedt, VoloDrone was tested in various air traffic management scenarios by digitally simulating the airspace of London and Frankfurt

 
The Road to Zero-Emission Aviation Just Became Smoother
The Road to Zero-Emission Aviation Just Became Smoother

30 Nov 2022, 23:56 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While the automotive industry struggles with various options to power vehicles, Airbus unveiled its latest concept of a zero-emission fuel cell engine

 
Bluenest and Eve to Start Working on Vertiport Operations for Unmanned Air Taxis
Bluenest and Eve to Start Working on Vertiport Operations for Unmanned Air Taxis

30 Nov 2022, 03:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Eve Air Mobility and Bluenest powered by Globalvia are gearing up to take the next step when it comes to urban air mobility

 
Japanese Air Taxis Gearing Up for Commercial Operations in Vietnam
Japanese Air Taxis Gearing Up for Commercial Operations in Vietnam

29 Nov 2022, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Japanese manufacturer SkuDrive has announced a pre-order for 100 of its recently-unveiled SD-05 air taxi, to operate commercially in Vietnam

 
Rolls-Royce and easyJet Complete World’s First Aero-Engine Run on Hydrogen
Rolls-Royce and easyJet Complete World’s First Aero-Engine Run on Hydrogen

29 Nov 2022, 03:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rolls-Royce and easyJet are making history with the successful ground test of a modified aircraft engine running on green hydrogen made in the UK

 
Europe Confirmed as Leader in the Growing Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market
Europe Confirmed as Leader in the Growing Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market

25 Nov 2022, 05:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A recent study finds that Europe was the leader on the SAF market last year, with North America as the runner-up, but the overall market keeps growing

 
The Number of Homebuilt Aircraft Fatal Accidents Has Increased, Data Shows
The Number of Homebuilt Aircraft Fatal Accidents Has Increased, Data Shows

25 Nov 2022, 04:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There are some interesting facts revealed by the latest official report on fatal accidents caused by experimental or amateur-built aircraft

 
Vickers Swallow Mach 2.5 Aircraft Looks Like an Airborne Krill in Make-Believe Video
Vickers Swallow Mach 2.5 Aircraft Looks Like an Airborne Krill in Make-Believe Video

24 Nov 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Animation specialist Hazegrayart imagines a flight of the never-made Vickers Swallow Mach 2.5 aircraft, rendered machine looks amazing.

 
This Classic Douglas AD-5 Skyraider Was the Warthog of the Cold War, Now for Sale
This Classic Douglas AD-5 Skyraider Was the Warthog of the Cold War, Now for Sale

24 Nov 2022, 04:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With trips to museum exhibits in Florida, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, and Missouri, the AD-5 might as well have a frequent flyer miles credit card

 
Chinese eVTOL Manufacturer EHang Joins an Innovative European Urban Mobility Project
Chinese eVTOL Manufacturer EHang Joins an Innovative European Urban Mobility Project

22 Nov 2022, 04:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / EHang and Aeroports de Catalunya will be establishing an innovative operational center in Spain, for the testing of satellite-based operations for eVTOLs

 
Airbus Shares More Details About Its Path Towards the Hydrogen-Powered ZEROe
Airbus Shares More Details About Its Path Towards the Hydrogen-Powered ZEROe

21 Nov 2022, 05:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first cryogenic hydrogen tank ever made at Airbus was successfully developed and tested, on the path towards zero-emission flights

 
Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Carries Out 33-Minute Maiden Flight From Los Angeles
Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Carries Out 33-Minute Maiden Flight From Los Angeles

21 Nov 2022, 04:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Los Angeles-based Ampaire successfully carried out the pioneering flight of the Eco Caravan, a hybrid-electric upgrade of the Cessna Grand Caravan

 
Stellantis-Backed Archer Presents Its eVTOL Production Aircraft Called Midnight
Stellantis-Backed Archer Presents Its eVTOL Production Aircraft Called Midnight

18 Nov 2022, 11:16 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The future of flying taxis is closer than any of us could have imagined. Archer, a startup that received money from auto giant Stellantis has a working product

 
Swedish Engineers Successfully Test a Hydrogen-Powered Search-and-Rescue Drone
Swedish Engineers Successfully Test a Hydrogen-Powered Search-and-Rescue Drone

17 Nov 2022, 04:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The engineers at Sweden-based GKN Aerospace envision zero-emission unmanned aircraft for search-and-rescue operations with a longer endurance

 
X-59 Quiet Supersonic Airplane Now Fitted With 22,000 Pounds of Thrust Engine
X-59 Quiet Supersonic Airplane Now Fitted With 22,000 Pounds of Thrust Engine

15 Nov 2022, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / X-59 quiet supersonic airplane is now fitted with a General Electric F414-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine, first flight in late 2023

 
Enel to Recharge Air Taxis at Italy’s First Vertiport
Enel to Recharge Air Taxis at Italy’s First Vertiport

15 Nov 2022, 05:44 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Enel's electric mobility branch, Enel X Way, had joined forces with UrbanV to develop and implement the recharging infrastructure for Italy's vertiports