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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.
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

 
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