Aviation
Airbus Tests New Version of a Kit That Turns Aircraft Into Fire Engines
6 Dec 2023, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / European aircraft company Airbus announced the completion of a series of tests on a new version of the roll-on/roll-off firefighting kit for the A400M Atlas
Honeywell Teams Up With German eVTOL Jet Maker Lilium
6 Dec 2023, 07:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's first and only eVTOL jet will owe a great deal of its impressive performance to Honeywell systems, including a thermal management system
The $119K Guardian SC1 Is a Pioneering US-built eVTOL for Sustainable Farming
5 Dec 2023, 02:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first commercially authorized eVTOL in the US that has already started operating is not an air taxi but a heavy-duty agricultural aviation-grade aircraft
Latin America’s First Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Takes Flight
5 Dec 2023, 01:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Moya Aero has developed and built the first high-capacity, autonomous cargo eVTOL in the Southern Hemisphere and it's now conducting flight tests
Beta to Operate a State-of-the-Art eVTOL Facility in Plattsburgh
4 Dec 2023, 07:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Beta Technologies is expanding its existing facility at the Plattsburgh Airport with help from a New York grant, and promises to bring 85 new jobs
The Groundbreaking SkyBus Is Getting Dedicated Infrastructure in the US
4 Dec 2023, 07:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's first 40-seat eVTOL, a green alternative to both regular buses and helicopters, is relying on hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel
Eve Air Mobility Joins Forces With the Largest South Korean Low-Cost Airline
29 Nov 2023, 10:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Embraer's UAM company and Jeju Air have jointly developed and released a Concept of Operations for the global eVTOL community
World’s First Electric Airline Is Betting on Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion
29 Nov 2023, 09:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The newly-launched UK airline that wants to pioneer green flights will retrofit its entire fleet with a powerful hydrogen-electric system
Boeing 787 Burning Only SAF Takes Off Today on Historic Flight, Richard Branson Is on It
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 wil, head from the UK to the U.S. today with no passengers on board and 100 percent SAF in its tanks.
Airbus Demonstrated a Fully Autonomous Helicopter Flight
28 Nov 2023, 09:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Airbus flying laboratory FlightLab successfully completed fully autonomous flight monitored by the pilot via a touchscreen tablet
The $7 Million eVTOL Jet Made in Germany Is Headed for China
27 Nov 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lilium has recently secured a strategic launch partner in one of the countries that will account for up to 25 percent of the eVTOL market in the future
Urban-Air Port to Develop a Complex Simulation of Vertiport Operations
23 Nov 2023, 08:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The UK-based infrastructure developer is working on a complex simulation project connected to real-time operations at US-based airports
World’s Largest Airliner Took to the Sky Powered by Sustainable Fuel
23 Nov 2023, 07:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Emirates conducted the first demonstration flight of an Airbus A380 powered by unblended SAF in Dubai, paving the way for green flights
Project Speedbird Accelerates SAF Production in the UK
22 Nov 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Britain awarded more than $11 million to an innovative project meant to support the UK's SAF industry through groundbreaking technologies
Legit P-51D Mustangs Are $3 Million Luxury Items, This 70% Scale Replica Is a Real Bargain
21 Nov 2023, 21:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For the eccentric aviator slightly less wealthy than a multi-multi millionaire, the Stewart S-51D Mustang is your white whale, your holy grail.
Electra’s Goldfinch eSTOL Nails First Hybrid-Electric Flight
21 Nov 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The North Virginia-based startup completed what it claims to be the first hybrid-electric flight of a STOL in the world, paving the way for a nine-seater
Gulfstream G600 Makes Historic First Transatlantic Flight on 100% SAF
21 Nov 2023, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airplane maker Gulfstream announced one of its G600 business jets flew the "world's first trans-Atlantic flight" while burning 100 percent SAF
Beta Technologies Is Looking to Build a Net-Zero Production Facility
20 Nov 2023, 04:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Vermont-based eVTOL manufacturer secured a loan that will help it accelerate the transition toward the manufacturing phase for the Alia aircraft
Joby Gears Up for Electric Air Taxi Manufacturing in California
20 Nov 2023, 04:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby will bring 690 full-time jobs in California over the next three years as it prepares for initial manufacturing of its passenger air taxi
Zuri Provided an Augmented Reality eVTOL Experience at the Dubai Airshow
17 Nov 2023, 09:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the most promising five-seat mid-range eVTOLs is coming form the Czech Republic and it was the star of an AR experience at Dubai Airshow