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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.
Prosperity Air Taxi Conducts Trailblazing Public Flight on a Cross-Sea Route in China
Prosperity Air Taxi Conducts Trailblazing Public Flight on a Cross-Sea Route in China

28 Feb 2024, 08:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The only eVTOL in the world created by a legendary automotive designer nailed a world-first in China, as it flew across a bay between two major cities

 
One Dad Built This Super-Realistic Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator in His Garage
One Dad Built This Super-Realistic Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator in His Garage

27 Feb 2024, 12:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Alberto Paduanelli is an engineer by education and an auditor by profession, but his real love is with airplanes. His lockdown project just made him famous

 
Vela Alpha Could Be the Most Interesting eVTOL Developed in Indonesia
Vela Alpha Could Be the Most Interesting eVTOL Developed in Indonesia

27 Feb 2024, 10:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Say hello to the new Alpha eVTOL, an intriguing electric air taxi designed and developed in Indonesia, gearing up to impress the global AAM industry

 
Great Future Ahead for the Solar-Electric Zephyr HAPS Aircraft
Great Future Ahead for the Solar-Electric Zephyr HAPS Aircraft

27 Feb 2024, 09:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An Airbus subsidiary is getting ready to start commercializing the innovative solar-electric Zephyr aircraft, currently on display at MWC24

 
The US Air Force Is Eyeing One of the Most Famous Personal eVTOLs
The US Air Force Is Eyeing One of the Most Famous Personal eVTOLs

26 Feb 2024, 08:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Pivotal's Helix, originally known as Opener's BlackFly, is one of the most exciting personal electric aircraft available for pre-order

 
Not Flashy, Not Stylish, This Taylorcraft DCO-65 Is an Affordable Warbird Lookalike
Not Flashy, Not Stylish, This Taylorcraft DCO-65 Is an Affordable Warbird Lookalike

25 Feb 2024, 18:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As a member of Taylorcraft's much beloved Model D line, this airplane is at least blood-related to genuine warbirds from World War II

 
Vertical Aerospace Wins Additional Funding to Develop the Best eVTOL Propellers
Vertical Aerospace Wins Additional Funding to Develop the Best eVTOL Propellers

23 Feb 2024, 06:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The VX4 eVTOL maker is working on developing the final propulsion system for its aircraft together with prestigious institutions in the UK

 
Israeli “Flying Sportscar” Is Getting a Customized Japanese Motor
Israeli “Flying Sportscar” Is Getting a Customized Japanese Motor

23 Feb 2024, 06:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Nidec will develop a customized electric motor for the Israeli personal two-seat air taxi, as part of a project funded by the BIRD Foundation

 
Twitter Staff Tracked Elon Musk's Flight Data to See When He'd Be in the Office
Twitter Staff Tracked Elon Musk's Flight Data to See When He'd Be in the Office

22 Feb 2024, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A new book looking into Elon Musk's controversial acquisition of Twitter sheds light on his private jet use – and why he wanted the tracker banned

 
Fastest Gulfstream Aircraft Breaks Through 50+ City-Pair Speed Records
Fastest Gulfstream Aircraft Breaks Through 50+ City-Pair Speed Records

20 Feb 2024, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aircraft maker Gulfstream is going to the Singapore Airshow, and its flagship G700 broke no less than two city-pair speed records on the way there

 
Brazilian Air Taxi Maker Joins Forces With a Japanese Vertiport Developer
Brazilian Air Taxi Maker Joins Forces With a Japanese Vertiport Developer

20 Feb 2024, 06:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The only vertiport development management company in Japan is teaming up with the AAM subsidiary of the aviation giant Embraer

 
An Australian Hydrogen-Powered VTOL Could Help Improve Firefighting
An Australian Hydrogen-Powered VTOL Could Help Improve Firefighting

20 Feb 2024, 05:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Adding autonomous capabilities to the world's most efficient zero-emission aircraft could take firefighting to the next level

 
Eve Air Mobility Kicks Off Strategic Expansion to Southeast Asia
Eve Air Mobility Kicks Off Strategic Expansion to Southeast Asia

19 Feb 2024, 06:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Embraer's eVTOL subsidiary is marking its strategic expansion in Southeast Asia ahead of the Singapore Air Show where it will display a cabin mock-up

 
GTR Inaugurates Mississippi’s First Electric Aviation Charging Station
GTR Inaugurates Mississippi’s First Electric Aviation Charging Station

16 Feb 2024, 08:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Golden Triangle Regional Airport now houses and operates the first-ever electric aircraft charger in the state of Mississippi, designed by Beta Technologies

 
An Innovative Green Air Mobility Operator Is Betting on the Electra eSTOL
An Innovative Green Air Mobility Operator Is Betting on the Electra eSTOL

16 Feb 2024, 07:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Air Surf Mobility takes a unique approach to clean regional flights with the Electra eSTOL and its own electric propulsion solution

 
Airlander 10 One Step Closer to Commercial Production
Airlander 10 One Step Closer to Commercial Production

15 Feb 2024, 11:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hybrid Air Vehicles has teamed up with technology expert Dassault Systemes to speed up the development of the helium-filled Airlander 10

 
It’s Official: The Californian Joby Is Bringing Air Taxi Services to Dubai
It’s Official: The Californian Joby Is Bringing Air Taxi Services to Dubai

14 Feb 2024, 05:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby scored the right to exclusively operate electric air taxis in Dubai over the next years, following a definitive agreement with local authorities

 
GAMI G100UL Lead-Free Avgas Starts Trials in California, Costs More Than the Normal Stuff
GAMI G100UL Lead-Free Avgas Starts Trials in California, Costs More Than the Normal Stuff

13 Feb 2024, 05:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of the little town of Ada, Oklahoma, GAMI, as they're often referred to, is preparing to roll out an all-new formula for aviation fuel.

 
German-Designed eVTOL Jet Gearing Up for Commercial Service in Orlando
German-Designed eVTOL Jet Gearing Up for Commercial Service in Orlando

12 Feb 2024, 06:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Orlando, Florida is set to become a pioneering air taxi operational hub for the millions of people coming to this area, together with this unique eVTOL jet

 
New Certification Milestone for Californian eVTOL Maker Joby
New Certification Milestone for Californian eVTOL Maker Joby

9 Feb 2024, 11:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby is not only bringing the first air taxi charger in Southern California and working with USAF, but it became the first to get this particular certification