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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.
Teenage Pilot Completes Solo Flight Around the World, Turns 17 While Breaking the Record
Teenage Pilot Completes Solo Flight Around the World, Turns 17 While Breaking the Record

25 Aug 2022, 07:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Follow your dreams,” says Mack Rutherford as he lands his ultralight Shark aircraft back in Sofia, where he started his round-the-world record-setting flight

 
Bell 525 Relentless to Take Energy Offshore Operations to the Next Level
Bell 525 Relentless to Take Energy Offshore Operations to the Next Level

25 Aug 2022, 04:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Bell will be the only helicopter company showcasing its powerful beast at one of the largest energy events in the world, where Elon Musk is speaking

 
Californian Startup’s Technology Can Make Any Aircraft Able to Pilot Itself
Californian Startup’s Technology Can Make Any Aircraft Able to Pilot Itself

25 Aug 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / SpaceX and Tesla veterans are one step closer to the certification of their autoflight system for future autonomous aviation

 
SAF-Powered Flights From San Francisco to the UK Coming in Just a Few Years
SAF-Powered Flights From San Francisco to the UK Coming in Just a Few Years

24 Aug 2022, 05:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / British Airways and Aer Lingus will kick off SAF-powered flights from San Francisco in the near future, using green fuel made in California

 
Mirocopter SCH-2A Is Cheapest Production Helicopter on Earth, Available for $35,000
Mirocopter SCH-2A Is Cheapest Production Helicopter on Earth, Available for $35,000

23 Aug 2022, 16:12 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The aircraft weighs 249 pounds (113 kg) and is one of the lightest coaxial helicopters ever built. It complies with the US FAR Part 103 Ultralight Vehicle rules

 
Blade Helicopters to Play the Role of eVTOLs in Eve’s First U.S. Air Mobility Sim
Blade Helicopters to Play the Role of eVTOLs in Eve’s First U.S. Air Mobility Sim

23 Aug 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Embraer offshoot Eve Holding selected Chicago to run its first eVTOL simulation on the North American continent, flights coming in September

 
Tiny Kamov KA-32 Helicopter Can Fit in the Back of Your Truck, Sounds Like the Real Deal
Tiny Kamov KA-32 Helicopter Can Fit in the Back of Your Truck, Sounds Like the Real Deal

23 Aug 2022, 09:29 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Radio-controlled helicopters can barely be distinguished from the real thing when they're flying, and this Kamov KA-32 makes no exception

 
Yamaha's FAZER R G2 Unmanned Helicopter Has Increased Capabilities
Yamaha's FAZER R G2 Unmanned Helicopter Has Increased Capabilities

23 Aug 2022, 04:58 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Yamaha introduces an improved version of its industrial FAZER unmanned helicopters with improved delivery and performance capabilities

 
Heavy Winds Chase Boeing 737 Away From Runway, Pilot Still Wins
Heavy Winds Chase Boeing 737 Away From Runway, Pilot Still Wins

22 Aug 2022, 15:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing 737 flying with an undisclosed airline is forced to do a go-around during landing attempt at Václav Havel Airport Prague (LKPR)

 
For a Small Amount of Cash, You Can Now Fly the Top Gun: Maverick Missions Yourself
For a Small Amount of Cash, You Can Now Fly the Top Gun: Maverick Missions Yourself

22 Aug 2022, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A flight simulator experience in the UK allows you to fly the Top Gun: Maverick missions in a replicated F-35B Lightning II fighter jet cockpit

 
Major Milestone Achieved by Fully Electric Seaplane
Major Milestone Achieved by Fully Electric Seaplane

20 Aug 2022, 11:27 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Canadian company Harbour Air Seaplanes has completed another successful flight test with a fully electric De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane

 
Pilots for the World’s Longest Nonstop Flight Are Getting a Brand-New Training Center
Pilots for the World’s Longest Nonstop Flight Are Getting a Brand-New Training Center

19 Aug 2022, 04:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Qantas will make history when it launches the first nonstop flights from Australia to London and New York, so the future pilots must be properly prepared

 
Pratt & Whitney Gets Its New Helicopter Engine Certified, but It’s All for Nothing
Pratt & Whitney Gets Its New Helicopter Engine Certified, but It’s All for Nothing

19 Aug 2022, 02:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Pratt & Whitney Canada got the EASA certification for the latest version of its popular helicopter engine, but the sanctions against Russia make it useless

 
Sikorsky S-76 Has Bentley Mulliner Bacalar-Inspired Interior, Shames Some Yachts
Sikorsky S-76 Has Bentley Mulliner Bacalar-Inspired Interior, Shames Some Yachts

18 Aug 2022, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fractional ownership aircraft Flexjet is showing for the first time a Bentley Mulliner Bacalar-inspired Sikorsky S-76 this weekend at The Quail

 
Traveling Between Washington DC and Manhattan Just Got Faster and More Fun
Traveling Between Washington DC and Manhattan Just Got Faster and More Fun

18 Aug 2022, 02:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Seaplanes are coming to Washington - it's been a long wait, but a New York-based operator is cutting travel times drastically and making it more fun

 
DHL to Start Flying the Almighty Boeing 777 Freighter to the U.S. From Singapore
DHL to Start Flying the Almighty Boeing 777 Freighter to the U.S. From Singapore

17 Aug 2022, 05:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first Boeing 777 Freighter to start flying from Singapore to the U.S. will start operating this month, with four more to join later

 
Airspeeder Flying Car Completes 250th Test Flight, Get Ready for Its Racing Series
Airspeeder Flying Car Completes 250th Test Flight, Get Ready for Its Racing Series

16 Aug 2022, 17:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Back in the day, an Airspeeder was something out of Star Wars. Now, it means two things, and the latter is a flying car meant for racing, which is cool

 
World's Largest Airline Is Going Supersonic
World's Largest Airline Is Going Supersonic

16 Aug 2022, 16:01 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / American Airlines announced today (August 16) plans to buy supersonic airplanes as it eyes the market for ultra-fast travel

 
Airbus A321neo Tiptoes While Landing, Pulls a Magical Save
Airbus A321neo Tiptoes While Landing, Pulls a Magical Save

16 Aug 2022, 13:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Azores Airlines Airbus A321neo is seen here during a dangerous landing at the Ponta Delgada Airport in the Azores, survives

 
A $2 Billion Boost Turns the Emirates First Class Into an Even More Extravagant Experience
A $2 Billion Boost Turns the Emirates First Class Into an Even More Extravagant Experience

12 Aug 2022, 04:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Enjoy a unique "cinema in the sky" and feel like a millionaire sipping on vintage champagne, thanks to the new First Class experience planned by Emirates