From local rules to international aviation standards, regulations can have a profound effect on your operations. VAI monitors the constantly changing landscape, works on your behalf with regulatory agencies worldwide, and alerts you to changes that may impact your business.
VAI helps you navigate current regulations, advocating for you and your business when you need clarification or consistency from regulatory agencies.
We do more than just inform you of pending regulations, we serve on the committees that help shape the regulatory environment for vertical aviation.
VAI brings you what you need to know about standards set by regulatory agencies around the world.
VAI submitted comments in response to a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and related components. The investigation will assess whether such imports have the potential to threaten national security by undermining the domestic aerospace supply chain and could result in new tariffs or trade restrictions on imported aerospace products.
Get the detailsVAI will continue to advocate for the development and implementation of performance-based requirements and standards for BVLOS operations that are harmonized to protect the safety and efficiency of all operators in the National Airspace System.
Get the detailsVAI joined with the Air Medical Operators Association and the Association of Air Medical Services to oppose OSHA’s proposed rule extending coverage of its new Emergency Response standard to air medical flight crews and cabin crew members because existing FAA regulations preempt OSHA’s standards.
Get the detailsOn Jun. 6, 2025, the Trump administration issued two sweeping executive orders that significantly reshape drone policy and could affect all low-altitude flight operations.
Get the detailsFor the first time in over 80 years, the FAA has created a new aircraft category—powered-lift (PL). The SFAR defines the new category and provides a roadmap for integrating PL into the US National Airspace System. The VAI Debrief summarizes the SFAR, helping members understand what it means for them.
Get the detailsThe FAA has issued a new rule that removes expiration dates from flight instructor certificates, among other changes. VAI’s new resource, VAI Debrief, gives members a concise guide to the ins and outs of the final rule.
Get the detailsThe FAA has updated the rules regarding flight-time logging for public aircraft operations (PAO), flight instructor privileges, and flight training in experimental and other aircraft. The VAI Debrief gives members a concise guide to the ins and outs of this final rule.
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