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Joby Aims to Bring Its SUV-Like Air Taxi to the UK, Has Applied for Certification
Joby Aims to Bring Its SUV-Like Air Taxi to the UK, Has Applied for Certification

18 Jul 2022, 15:34 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California-based eVTOL developer, Joby Aviation, plans to expand its air taxi services and has officially applied for U.K. aircraft certification

 
Eve Unveils Its First Full-Sized eVTOL Cabin Mock-Up at the Farnborough Airshow Event
Eve Unveils Its First Full-Sized eVTOL Cabin Mock-Up at the Farnborough Airshow Event

18 Jul 2022, 08:27 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Aerospace company Eve Air Mobility showcases a full-sized eVTOL cabin for the first time at the Farnborough Airshow event this week

 
Discarded RAF Sea Kings Are Now Quirky Glamping Pods, Prince William’s Is a Cafe Kiosk
Discarded RAF Sea Kings Are Now Quirky Glamping Pods, Prince William’s Is a Cafe Kiosk

17 Jul 2022, 05:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Businessman buys three scrapped search-and-rescue aircraft, restores them to the original cockpit and modifies the rest to offer glamping facilities

 
Vertical Approach for Business Aviation Company's Call for Clean, Quiet Air Taxis
Vertical Approach for Business Aviation Company's Call for Clean, Quiet Air Taxis

16 Jul 2022, 19:41 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Next-level business aviation gives an electrifying option for its customers. Door-to-door (or office-to-airport) evTOL taxis might cut more than emissions

 
Swiss-Made Hybrid Aircraft With a Tilt-Wing Design to Start Operating in Australia
Swiss-Made Hybrid Aircraft With a Tilt-Wing Design to Start Operating in Australia

14 Jul 2022, 04:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Switzerland-based aviation expert is creating next-generation aircraft that combine the tilt-wing design with hybrid-electric propulsion

 
Zero-Emissions Elektra Trainer Aircraft Is Silent, Ultralight and Cost-Effective
Zero-Emissions Elektra Trainer Aircraft Is Silent, Ultralight and Cost-Effective

11 Jul 2022, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / German-made Elektra Trainer aircraft nailed its maiden flight at Memmingen Airport and is now working on getting its certification

 
Molicel To Supply High-Performance Battery Cells for Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL
Molicel To Supply High-Performance Battery Cells for Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL

7 Jul 2022, 10:11 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Vertical Aerospace teamed up with battery cell manufacturer Molicel, with the latter agreeing to supply high-performance cells for Vertical's VX4 eVTOL.

 
That Time the U.S. Army Secretly Built a Flying Saucer
That Time the U.S. Army Secretly Built a Flying Saucer

2 Jul 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Meet the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar, the disk-shaped VTOL aircraft built with millions of dollars from the U.S. Government

 
H2 Clipper's Disruptive Airship Boasts Insane Specs, Can Carry 340,000 Lb for 6,000 Miles
H2 Clipper's Disruptive Airship Boasts Insane Specs, Can Carry 340,000 Lb for 6,000 Miles

24 Jun 2022, 07:50 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / H2 Clipper is working on an amazing hydrogen-powered airship that is meant to disrupt the air freight industry, with its insane capabilities

 
The Boeing 727 Home in the Woods Is an Iconic Example of Upcycling Done Right
The Boeing 727 Home in the Woods Is an Iconic Example of Upcycling Done Right

18 Jun 2022, 06:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aeronautics enthusiast Bruce Campbell bought the aircraft in 1999 and converted it into his home in Portland, Oregon. It is so much more than a home, though

 
Russian-Owned Private Jets and Helicopters Continue to Fly, Despite Sanctions
Russian-Owned Private Jets and Helicopters Continue to Fly, Despite Sanctions

17 Jun 2022, 02:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Surprising absolutely no one, new research shows that international economic sanctions have had little impact as regards privately-owned aircraft

 
The World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Sets New Altitude Record
The World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Sets New Altitude Record

16 Jun 2022, 23:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc successfully completed its seventh flight test. During the flight, Roc reached a new maximum altitude of 27,000 feet

 
Airbus' First Long-Range A321XLR Completes Maiden Flight, Is a Success
Airbus' First Long-Range A321XLR Completes Maiden Flight, Is a Success

15 Jun 2022, 23:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 15th, first Airbus A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) took to the skies. The aircraft stayed in the air for approximately 4 hours and 35 minutes

 
Can't Stand Traffic Jams? This Magni M-24 Orion Can Rise Above it All
Can't Stand Traffic Jams? This Magni M-24 Orion Can Rise Above it All

15 Jun 2022, 19:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Magni Gyro SRL, the company that builds the M24, currently builds as many as five different variants of the autogyro formula.

 
Overair Receives $145M in Funding, Plans to Fly Its Butterfly eVTOL Next Year
Overair Receives $145M in Funding, Plans to Fly Its Butterfly eVTOL Next Year

15 Jun 2022, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Air mobility company Overair is getting closer to flying a prototype of its Butterfly next year, thanks to a recent funding of $145 million

 
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases New Local Legends Aircraft, the Beechcraft Model 18
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases New Local Legends Aircraft, the Beechcraft Model 18

15 Jun 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / The “Twin Beach” is a multi-purpose American aircraft that had its first flight back in 1937 and is still being used by a dozen countries to this day

 
World-Famous Boeing 757 Test Aircraft Is Turning 40 Today
World-Famous Boeing 757 Test Aircraft Is Turning 40 Today

14 Jun 2022, 00:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Honeywell's iconic Boeing 757 test aircraft is getting older. The aircraft has been in service for four decades, but the company has no plans to retire it

 
Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge
Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge

10 Jun 2022, 11:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Fixar unveiled a new eVTOL model that boasts increased flight range and payload capabilities, making it suitable for a variety of commercial applications

 
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Loses Sense of Direction, Might Still Fly on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Loses Sense of Direction, Might Still Fly on Mars

8 Jun 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / As the Martian winter is getting closer, Ingenuity is facing new challenges on Mars. NASA announced that one of the helicopter's navigation sensors is dead

 
Eve and Falcon Aviation Team Up to Bring Air Taxis to Dubai
Eve and Falcon Aviation Team Up to Bring Air Taxis to Dubai

7 Jun 2022, 17:43 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Eve and Falcon Aviation Services joined forces to bring electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to Dubai