A celebration of innovation in ExxonMobil Aviation
lubricants and fuels.
The story of ExxonMobil Aviation is as old as aviation itself. From the time the Wright Brothers used our legacy brand fuel and lubricants in their very fist flyer, we have worked with aviators and engineers to push the boundaries of flight. Our 120-year commitment to setting new standards of excellence has ensured the highest quality products, nose to tail. Your ExxonMobil Aviation journey begins here.
Turbine-Side Chats
ExxonMobil Aviation experts and industry partners share their inspiration for pursuing careers in aviation, their thoughts on commercial flight’s impact on society over the past century, and the biggest changes we’re likely to see in our lifetime.
Flight Attendants
Hear from ExxonMobil Aviation experts as they weigh in on a variety of topics, including the many ways our products have contributed to the aviation industry’s success for more than 120 years and how ExxonMobil Aviation will continue to support the industry as it transforms in the coming years. READ MORE ▸
Facts on the Fly
Witness ExxonMobil and the aviation industry’s impact on travel and commerce over time – by the numbers. READ MORE ▸
Gateways
Learn more about the future of aviation, from ExxonMobil experts. READ MORE ▸
Flight Tests
Test your knowledge of aviation history, and ExxonMobil Aviation’s role in it. READ MORE ▸
Lifting Aviation Higher
Learn more about key moments in aviation history through the lens of ExxonMobil Aviation and its many predecessors, from the Wright Brothers’ very first flight through the evolution of today’s modern aviation industry.
Our heritage
For more than 120 years, we’ve been a trusted partner around the world. We have been a technology leader for more than a century, with aviators and engineers relying on our expertise to push the boundaries of flight. ExxonMobil Aviation fuels and lubricants products have been chosen for some of history’s most celebrated aircraft and space programs.
2022: Bruce A. Bohannon is inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
2019: ExxonMobil donates over 1,000 litres of hydraulic fluid for Concorde restoration
2016: State-of-the-art Port Allen Aviation Plant begins production in Louisiana
2013: Mobil Jet™ Oil 387 makes its first commercial debut aboard a Boeing 747-8
2006: ExxonMobil Aviation jet fuel chosen for all Airbus A380 test flights
2000: Space walks
1986: Around the world non-stop
1981: Space launch
1969: Supersonic jet
1963: Socony Mobil introduces Mobil Jet Oil II
1958: First trans-Atlantic voyage for the Boeing 707
1938: Douglas Corrigan’s wrong-way flight to Ireland
1933: Wiley Post’s solo flight around the globe
1928: Amelia Earhart’s solo flight across the Atlantic
1928: Sir Hubert Wilkins begins first aerial exploration of Antarctica
1927: Charles Lindbergh’s first solo non-stop transatlantic flight
1916: Ruth Law sets new across-America speed record
1910: Sir Thomas Sopwith completes the longest flight from England to the European continent
1903: The Wright Brothers first take flight
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