Aviation
US Military Extends Research Collaboration Project for the Airlander
31 Jul 2024, 07:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The US Department of Defense wants a deeper exploration of the Airlander aircraft's potential for zero-emission military logistics
EHang’s Autonomous eVTOL Conducts the First Passenger-Carrying Flights in Taiyuan
30 Jul 2024, 12:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Chinese UAM company EHang has delivered the first ten units of its EH216-S aircraft to Taiyuan, for pilotless tourism flights
Airbus Flies Helicopter That Can Shut Down an Engine Mid-Flight, Hits 261 MPH
29 Jul 2024, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since performing the first flight of the Racer high-speed helicopter back in April, French aircraft maker Airbus says if flew it six more times at high speeds
World's Favorite Business Turboprop Aircraft Turns 60, Special Crimson Edition Released
29 Jul 2024, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In 2024 the Beechcraft King Air is turning 60, and to mark the occasion the aircraft's maker, Textron, announced the Crimson Edition
1-of-1 IAR-825 Was Almost Romania’s Home-Grown Jet Trainer, Now for Sale in California
28 Jul 2024, 17:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Back in the early 1980s, IAR intended to design and manufacture a bespoke turboprop-powered trainer aircraft on par with the American T-6 Texan II.
PioneerLab Hybrid Helicopter Meets the Engines and Electric Motors That Will Power It
23 Jul 2024, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / European aerospace company Airbus announced the makers of the engine and motors that will power the PioneerLab hybrid test helicopter
Brazilian-Made eVTOL Gets Its First Prototype, Americans Already Going Nuts Over It
22 Jul 2024, 11:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft manufacturer Eve Air Mobility presented the first prototype of the machine it is working on
Archer Joins Forces With California’s Biggest Air Carrier
15 Jul 2024, 09:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Southwest Airlines and Archer aim to bring streamlined door-to-door passenger trips to folks in California using the Stellantis-backed Midnight eVTOL
Australia Takes Another Step Toward the Development of an Air Taxi Infrastructure
12 Jul 2024, 10:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A newly-released action plan in the state of Victoria will help speed up the process of developing vertiports by companies like Skyportz
Hydrogen Fuel Milestone for the World’s Longest-Range Air Taxi
12 Jul 2024, 06:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An Aussie eVTOL maker will conduct pioneering hydrogen ground tests for the first time at an airport in the Southern Hemisphere
Embattled Rap Mogul Diddy Still Enjoys His $60M Custom Private Jet, Combs Air
7 Jul 2024, 16:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Diddy breaks his online silence to post a story as he boards his black private jet, muses about how there's "no place like home"
NASA Veteran C-130 Hercules Has Been Mothballed Since the 90s, Now for Sale
30 Jun 2024, 03:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Having never landed rough on an unpaved surface like so many C-130s, this Hercules is in much the same condition as it was the day it was mothballed.
Lilium’s Electric Jet Propulsion Unit Nails First Test in Germany
27 Jun 2024, 07:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The pioneering eVTOL jet designed and built in Germany is one step closer to kicking off piloted test flights, after this successful propulsion unit test
Air New Zealand Takes Another Step Toward SAF-Powered Green Flights
26 Jun 2024, 10:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Air New Zealand took delivery of a fresh batch of SAF, enough to power more than 160 domestic flights, but the industry is still battling a lack of supply
German-designed eVTOL Jets to Start Operating in South Florida by 2026
25 Jun 2024, 13:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Infrastructure expert joins the newly-launched UrbanLink operator and German eVTOL jet maker Lilium on their way to launching air taxi operations in the US
Turbine-Swapped Grumman Goose is a Restomod on the Water, Beats a Private Yacht Any Day
21 Jun 2024, 19:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After the war, handfuls of G-21s were retrofitted for civilian use; their cargo holds were repurposed with airline seats and turboprop engines.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Seems to Impact Contrail Formation, New Study Finds
10 Jun 2024, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A study led by European aerospace company into the effects of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on contrails seems to show the stuff reduces ice crystal formation
FAA Clears Amazon to Fly Its Delivery Drones Without Operators Seeing Them
4 Jun 2024, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now allowing Amazon to perform beyond visual line of sight drone delivery flights
Centaur Experimental Aircraft Takes Remote-Controlled Flight in National Airspace
4 Jun 2024, 05:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is testing a modified Diamond DA42 aircraft called Centaur in optionally piloted scenarios
One-of-One Boeing Skyfox Jet Trainer Begins Restoration at Palm Springs Air Museum
30 May 2024, 19:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Located on the grounds of Palm Springs International Airport, the Palm Springs Air Museum is one of the most impressive air and space museums in California.