Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight and air. In British English, it is used as an adjective related to flight (e.g., as a shortened substitute for

aeroplane An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spec ...

). Aero, Ærø, or Aeros may refer to:

Aeronautics

Airlines and companies

Aero (Polish airline) The Society of Air Transportation Aero SA was a Polish airline founded in Poznań in February 1925 by the members of the ''Association of Polish Pilots'' and based entirely on the Polish seed capital. It operated on December 28, 1928 and on Decem ...

, a Polish airline founded in 1925 which later was merged into LOT * Aero Airlines, an Estonian airline owned by Finnair *

Aero Commander Aero Commander was an aircraft manufacturer formed in 1944. In subsequent years, it became a subsidiary of Rockwell International and Gulfstream Aerospace. The company ceased aircraft production in 1986. History Aero was formed in Culver City ...

, formerly known as Aero, a division of Rockwell International * Aero Cóndor, an airline based in Lima, Peru * Aero Contractors (Nigeria), a scheduled airline from Nigeria * Aero Contractors (United States), private charter company based in Smithfield, North Carolina * Aero O/Y, former name of

Finnair Finnair ( fi, Finnair Oyj, sv, Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and internatio ...

Aero Vodochody Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero) is a Czech aircraft company. Its main production facilities are located at Vodochody Airport in the Prague-East District, on the municipal territories of Vodochody and Odolena Voda. During the ...

, a Czech aircraft manufacturer founded in 1919 * Aerocondor, Portuguese airline * Aeroflot, the flag carrier of the Russian Federation * Aerolíneas Argentinas, the flag carrier airline of Argentina *

Aeroméxico Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. () operating as Aeroméxico (; stylized as AM), is the flag carrier airline of Mexico, based in Mexico City. It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations in Mexico; North, South and Central Am ...

, the flag carrier airline of Mexico * Aeroperú, a Peruvian airline * Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, an airline based in Caracas in Venezuela *

Aéropostale (aviation) Aéropostale (formally, ''Compagnie générale aéropostale'') was a pioneering aviation company which operated from 1918 to 1933. It was founded in 1918 in Toulouse, France, as ''Société des lignes Latécoère'', also known as ''Lignes aerie ...

, a French aviation company *

Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is an American aircraft company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,00 ...

, an American subsidiary of General Dynamics

Equipment

Aero engine An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...

or aircraft engine *

AeroMobil The AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil is a prototype roadable aircraft, designed by Štefan Klein and first flown in 2013. The aircraft will be produced by Slovak company AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil s.r.o. company co-founder and CEO Juraj Vaculík ...

, a Slovak prototype roadable aircraft *

Aeroplane An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spec ...

, an alternate spelling of ''airplane''

Other aeronautics

AERO Friedrichshafen AERO Friedrichshafen is a trade show dedicated to European general aviation. It is held yearly in April on the shores of Lake Constance Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the ...

, an annual German airshow *

Aerodynamics Aerodynamics, from grc, ἀήρ ''aero'' (air) + grc, δυναμική (dynamics), is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing. It involves topics covered in the field of fluid dyn ...

Aerospace engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is s ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Aero (rapper) PSO Thug is a French hip-hop duo from the 17th arrondissement of Paris The 17th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le dix ...

, French rapper part of the French hip hop duo PSO Thug * ''

AERO Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight and air. In British English, it is used as an adjective related to flight (e.g., as a shortened substitute for aeroplane). Aero, Ærø, or Aeros may refer to: Aeronautics Airlines and companies * Aero (P ...

'', a 2004 album by Jean-Michel Jarre * Aero - Tribute to the Wind, a 2002 concert by

Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompan ...

at Aalborg, Denmar * "Aerodynamic" (instrumental), by Daft Punk * Aerosmith, an American rock band

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Aerobiz is a business simulation video game for the Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis game consoles, released in 1992 by Koei. It was also released for the FM Towns, PC-9801 and X68000 computer platforms in Japan. As CEO of a budding international a ...

, a video game *

Aero (Marvel Comics) Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pa ...

, a character in the Marvel Universe * Aero (manhua), a Chinese

manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ' ...

comic series about the Marvel character of the same name * '' Aero the Acro-Bat'', a game by Iguana Entertainment ** '' Aero the Acro-Bat 2'', a game sequel again starring Aero * Melody Guthrie, also known as Aero, a character in the Marvel Universe * An aerodactyl in the manga/comic ''Pokémon Adventures'' * A character in the manga/comic ''12 Beast''

Computing and technology

.aero .aero (derived from aeronautics) is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is the first sponsored top-level domain based on a single industrial theme. The aero domain is reserved for companies, orga ...

, an Internet top-level domain * Aerohive Networks, an American multinational computer networking equipment company * Compaq Aero, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) * Dell Aero, the first smartphone from Dell *

Nokia Aero Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, i ...

, concept-phone by Nokia *

Windows Aero Windows Aero (a backronym for ''Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open'') is a design language introduced in the Windows Vista operating system. The changes made in the Aero interface affected many elements of the Windows interface, includi ...

, a user interface in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Food

* Aero (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar created by Rowntrees and now made by Nestlé * Aero Biscuits, a biscuit bar made by Nestlé, based on their chocolate bar

Motor vehicles

Automobiles and motorcycles

Aero (automobile) The Aero was a Czechoslovak automobile company that produced a variety of models between 1929 and 1947 by a well-known aircraft and car-body company owned by Dr. Kabes in Prague-Vysocany. Now Aero Vodochody produces aircraft only. Type 10 The ...

, a Czechoslovak automobile *

Aero (motorcycle) The Aero was the creation of Narazo Shamazu, who had built motorcycles under the NS name prior to World War I. The Aero was manufactured between 1925 and 1927, and featured 250cc and 633cc single-cylinder engine A single-cylinder engine, sometim ...

, a 1920s Japanese bike built by Narazo Shamazu *

Aero Minor The Aero Minor is a Czechoslovakia automobile that was manufactured by Aero from 1946 until 1952. It was designed by Jawa Motors engineers on their previous Jawa Minor design; they worked on it secretly during the German occupation of Czechoslo ...

, a Czechoslovak automobile * Aeros, high-performance versions of cars from

Saab Automobile Saab Automobile AB () is a defunct car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 th ...

* SSC Aero, a mid-engine sports car by Shelby Super Cars

Buses and monorails

Aerobus Aerobus is a self-propelled electrically powered bus-like vehicle riding on a suspended overhead cable. The cable arrangement, similar to a suspension bridge, allows for long spans of up to 600 metres between pylons. The Aerobus system was invent ...

, a form of transport which uses a non-typical monorail system on a cable system, similar to the one used by suspension bridges * Hyundai Aero, a bus built by the Hyundai Motor Company * Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus series

Other uses

* Ærø, Danish island * Aero (color), a shade of Air Force blue * Akron Aeros, former name of Akron RubberDucks, a Minor League Baseball team in Akron, Ohio, U.S.