Home / Advocacy / Regulatory Action Center Regulatory Action Center Learn about what the Regulatory Affairs team is working on. VAI tracks the regulations that affect you 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. Regulations VAI helps you navigate current regulations, advocating for you and your business when you need clarification or consistency from regulatory agencies. Rulemaking We do more than just inform you of pending regulations, we serve on the committees that help shape the regulatory environment for vertical aviation. Standards VAI brings you what you need to know about standards set by regulatory agencies around the world. Current Regulatory Issues VAI Position Statement: Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) in the National Airspace VAI 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 details Comments on Proposed Rule: Emergency Response Standard, Occupational Health & Safety Administration VAI 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 details See more regulatory resources FAA seeks more comments on Grand Canyon air tour operations The FAA is asking for public comments through Nov. 12, 2024, about its request to renew an effort to collect… Continue reading → Perspectives: Is the DPE program sustainable? Ben Sclair, publisher of General Aviation News, explains that according to a letter from six lawmakers to FAA Administrator Michael… Continue reading → ISO subcommittee begins work on AAM standards roadmap (Urban Air Mobility News) – An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) subcommittee is developing a roadmap to identify which International… Continue reading → FAA final rule: Amendments to IFR altitudes This FAA rule, which takes effect Oct. 31, 2024, adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR altitudes and changeover points… Continue reading → FAA issues final rule for recording flight time for public aircraft operations This FAA final rule, Public Aircraft Logging of Flight Time, Training in Certain Aircraft Holding Special Airworthiness Certificates, and Flight… Continue reading → VAI and Regulations VAI’s regulatory affairs team is in constant communication with the FAA, EASA, ICAO, and other rulemaking bodies, advocating for the industry and ensuring members are in the know. 36 international and US regulatory and standards boards on which VAI staff serve 18 affiliate associations comprise VAI’s International Partnership Program, or IPP 17 leading advanced air mobility companies make up VAI’s AAM Industry Advisory Council 8 number of ICAO advisory panels and working groups VAI served on as lead organization of the International Federation of Helicopter Associations
FAA seeks more comments on Grand Canyon air tour operations The FAA is asking for public comments through Nov. 12, 2024, about its request to renew an effort to collect… Continue reading →
Perspectives: Is the DPE program sustainable? Ben Sclair, publisher of General Aviation News, explains that according to a letter from six lawmakers to FAA Administrator Michael… Continue reading →
ISO subcommittee begins work on AAM standards roadmap (Urban Air Mobility News) – An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) subcommittee is developing a roadmap to identify which International… Continue reading →
FAA final rule: Amendments to IFR altitudes This FAA rule, which takes effect Oct. 31, 2024, adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR altitudes and changeover points… Continue reading →
FAA issues final rule for recording flight time for public aircraft operations This FAA final rule, Public Aircraft Logging of Flight Time, Training in Certain Aircraft Holding Special Airworthiness Certificates, and Flight… Continue reading →