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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.
Private Jets Are Now One of the Most Coveted Assets in Russia, Charter Prices Explode
Private Jets Are Now One of the Most Coveted Assets in Russia, Charter Prices Explode

28 Sep 2022, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russian men are desperately trying to flee the country, but there aren't enough private jets available to meet the booming demand

 
The Record-Breaking Gulfstream G650 Business Jet Hits Another Milestone
The Record-Breaking Gulfstream G650 Business Jet Hits Another Milestone

28 Sep 2022, 04:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A lucky owner got their hands on the 500th G650 business jet made by Gulfstream - a milestone number for the iconic aircraft

 
A Falcon Research Aircraft Flew at Low Altitude to Measure Offshore Methane Emissions
A Falcon Research Aircraft Flew at Low Altitude to Measure Offshore Methane Emissions

28 Sep 2022, 03:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German Aerospace Center used its flying laboratory to measure methane emission levels in the offshore oil and gas industry in Africa

 
Eviation's All-Electric Plane Reaches New Milestone, Nails First Flight
Eviation's All-Electric Plane Reaches New Milestone, Nails First Flight

27 Sep 2022, 22:42 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Eviation's all-electric aircraft Alice has successfully completed its maiden flight. The trailblazing flight takes it one step closer to certification

 
FAA Releases New Guidelines and Standards for Vertiport Designers and Builders
FAA Releases New Guidelines and Standards for Vertiport Designers and Builders

27 Sep 2022, 13:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Federal Aviation Administration reveals the new design standards for building vertiports, to support the new urban air mobility era

 
Vertical VX4 eVTOL Flies With Pilot for the First Time
Vertical VX4 eVTOL Flies With Pilot for the First Time

27 Sep 2022, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Vertical Aerospace says it lifted the VX4 eVTOL off the ground for the first time, machine flew tethered and with a pilot onboard

 
Rolls-Royce Delivers the 1,000th Engine for the Record-Breaking Gulfstream G650 Jets
Rolls-Royce Delivers the 1,000th Engine for the Record-Breaking Gulfstream G650 Jets

27 Sep 2022, 05:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A few years ago, the G650ER smashed the record for the world's farthest flight completed by a business jet, and it was powered by the Rolls-Royce BR725 engine

 
Roman Abramovich’s Custom Private Jet Is Still Being Used – To Rescue Prisoners of War
Roman Abramovich’s Custom Private Jet Is Still Being Used – To Rescue Prisoners of War

26 Sep 2022, 10:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The sanctioned Russian oligarch reportedly played a key role in getting over 200 prisoners released in a swap, flew some of them on his private jet

 
Meteomatics Weather Drone Claims to Be the Mobile Weather Station of the Future
Meteomatics Weather Drone Claims to Be the Mobile Weather Station of the Future

24 Sep 2022, 08:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Switzerland-made Meteodrone from Meteomatics claims to be the mobile weather station of the future, providing accurate, real-time data.

 
One of the Most Promising U.S. eVTOL Developers Bites the Dust Unexpectedly
One of the Most Promising U.S. eVTOL Developers Bites the Dust Unexpectedly

23 Sep 2022, 01:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Just as things were looking up in the AAM industry, the Larry Page-backed Californian eVTOL developer abruptly announced that it's shutting down

 
Airbus Paving the Way for Ultra-Silent Air Taxi Operations in Latin America
Airbus Paving the Way for Ultra-Silent Air Taxi Operations in Latin America

22 Sep 2022, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The ultra-silent air taxi CityAirbus NextGen is preparing to operate in several countries in South America in the future

 
Rolls-Royce Engine for Gulfstream’s Newest Ultra-Long-Range Jet Gets the Green Light
Rolls-Royce Engine for Gulfstream’s Newest Ultra-Long-Range Jet Gets the Green Light

22 Sep 2022, 02:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Gulfstream is breaking boundaries with its hot new releases, the G700 and the G800, powered by the new Rolls-Royce Pearl 700

 
DeltaQuad Evo Drone Boasts Four and a Half Hours of Flight Time, Has Two Payload Bays
DeltaQuad Evo Drone Boasts Four and a Half Hours of Flight Time, Has Two Payload Bays

21 Sep 2022, 13:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Netherlands-based UAV developer, DeltaQuad, added a new eVTOL to its lineup. Evo promises an impressive flight time of up to four hours

 
Undefined Technologies Shares New Footage of Its Silent Drone That Generates Only 70 DB
Undefined Technologies Shares New Footage of Its Silent Drone That Generates Only 70 DB

21 Sep 2022, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Undefined Technologies gets one step closer to commercializing its Silent Ventus ion-propulsion drone that promises to deliver minimum noise levels

 
Boeing Triple Seven Is Born From Clouds, Here’s Video Proof
Boeing Triple Seven Is Born From Clouds, Here’s Video Proof

20 Sep 2022, 12:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shot at an undisclosed time and in an undisclosed locations shows a Boeing 777 emerging from the clouds shortly before landing

 
Alice Luxury Electric Plane Nails Its High-Speed Rotating Test, Prepares for First Flight
Alice Luxury Electric Plane Nails Its High-Speed Rotating Test, Prepares for First Flight

20 Sep 2022, 08:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Eviation's luxury electric plane, Alice, recently completed a high-speed rotation test on the runway and is now getting closer to taking its first flight

 
Air New Zealand Breaks the Ice With a Nonstop Flight From New York to Auckland
Air New Zealand Breaks the Ice With a Nonstop Flight From New York to Auckland

20 Sep 2022, 04:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / New Zealand's flagship carrier successfully completed a historic round trip on the New York-Auckland route, using a Boeing Dreamliner with a premium cabin

 
Over 300 “Russified” Jets Are Set to Change Russia’s Civil Aviation, Others Doubt It
Over 300 “Russified” Jets Are Set to Change Russia’s Civil Aviation, Others Doubt It

20 Sep 2022, 03:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Russian airline Aeroflot ordered hundreds of domestically-made jets, including the innovative MC-21, trying to say goodbye to Airbus and Boeing

 
No Major Engine Maker Wants to Work With Boom Supersonic for the Overture Powerplant
No Major Engine Maker Wants to Work With Boom Supersonic for the Overture Powerplant

19 Sep 2022, 06:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Several engine manufacturers have distanced themselves from Boom Supersonic after Rolls-Royce’s end of contract, the future of the company is uncertain

 
The ES-30 Electric Airplane by Heart Aerospace Has a New Design and Two New Shareholders
The ES-30 Electric Airplane by Heart Aerospace Has a New Design and Two New Shareholders

16 Sep 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / Heart Aerospace is well focused on reducing airplane emissions by creating new airplanes with new greener technology making them more affordable