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 (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, Propeller (aircraft), propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a vari ...

). Aero,

Ærø Ærø () is one of the Denmark, Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of the Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark Region. Since 1 January 2006 all of Ærø has constituted a single Municipalities of Denmark, municipality, known as Ærø M ...

, or Aeros may refer to:

Aeronautics

Airlines and companies

* Aero (American airline), an American airline operating public charter flights * Aero (Polish airline), a Polish airline founded in 1925 which later was merged into LOT * Aero Airlines, an Estonian airline owned by Finnair * Aero Commander, 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 Plc (, ) is the flag carrier and largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, with headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its airline hub, hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international ...

* Aero Vodochody, 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, 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 aé ...

, a French aviation company *

Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is an American aircraft company and a subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft sinc ...

, an American subsidiary of General Dynamics * Figeac Aero, French aeronautical equipment manufacturer.

Equipment

Aero engine An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbin ...

or aircraft engine * AeroMobil, a Slovak prototype roadable aircraft *

Aeroplane An airplane (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, Propeller (aircraft), propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a vari ...

, an alternate spelling of ''airplane''

Other aeronautics

* AERO Friedrichshafen, an annual German airshow *

Aerodynamics Aerodynamics () is the study of the motion of atmosphere of Earth, air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing. It involves topics covered in the field of fluid dynamics and its subfield of gas dynamics, and is an ...

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), French rapper part of the French hip hop duo PSO Thug * '' AERO'', a 2004 album by Jean-Michel Jarre * Aero - Tribute to the Wind, a 2002 concert by Jean Michel Jarre at Aalborg, Denmark * "Aerodynamic" (instrumental), by Daft Punk *

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry and B ...

, an American rock band

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Aerobiz, a video game * Aero (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe * Aero (manhua), a Chinese

manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history. They are usually graphic and can be written for a myriad of genres, including romance, fanta ...

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'' * Frutiger Aero, a design and user interface style.

Computing and technology

* .aero, 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, concept-phone by Nokia * Windows Aero, 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 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Car, 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 ...

, a Czechoslovak automobile * Aero (motorcycle), a 1920s Japanese bike built by Narazo Shamazu * Aero Minor, a Czechoslovak automobile * Aeros, high-performance versions of cars from

Saab Automobile Saab Automobile AB () was a automotive industry, 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. ...

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

Buses and monorails

* Aerobus, 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 The Hyundai Aero (hangul:현대 에어로) was a rigid bus, full-sized single-decker bus, single-decker coach (bus), coach built by the Hyundai Motor Company. It was primarily used as an coach (bus), intercity bus. It is distinguishable by a fro ...

, a bus built by the Hyundai Motor Company * Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus series

Other uses

, 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.