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We support the safety measures but seek clarity from the FAA to prevent unintended restrictions around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA).

This introductory/refresher course is for professionals who want to better understand and implement safety programs within their flight departments. Concepts covered will include emergency preparedness, emergency equipment, safety programs, best practices, and risk management. The all-day class takes place Sunday, Mar. 8, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, click on the headline above.

This course is for aviation safety officers who are responsible for the safety program within their unit or business. The instructor will cover all aspects of safety management system programs, accident investigations, policy development, and the enhancement of students’ ability to perform as an aviation safety officer within their organizations. The class is offered three times, on Mar. 6, Mar. 7, and Mar. 8, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, click on the headline above.

(Vertical magazine) – A new bill introduced last week in the US House of Representatives, which would attempt to address deconfliction hazards posed by mixed operations of fixed-wing and rotorcraft in airport and near-airport environments, immediately drew wide support from VAI and other aviation industry groups.

VAI Northeastern US Regional Representative Josh Rousseau will participate in a panel featuring area leaders who will discuss beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations during the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) New England Next Generation Aviation Summit 2026. The event takes place Mar. 19 in Burlington, Massachusetts.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) winter 2026 newsletter includes articles about the new It’s OK to Stay safety initiative, interpreting weather data, USHST Steering Committee member Lee Roskop, and more.

(Aerospace Testing International) – Airbus and Leonardo have launched the second phase of the European Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies project, a three-year effort cofunded by the European Union (EU) to mature critical technologies for future military vertical lift platforms.

The FAA is accepting comments through this Thursday, Feb. 26, related to the closure of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (8A4) in Indiana. We encourage VAI members to submit comments opposing the closure.

(Mirror) – In 2017, an Mi-26 crew airlifted the remains of a 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth from the tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.

(Commercial UAV News) – As the FAA prepares to finalize Part 108, the long‑awaited rule that will govern beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, the question naturally arises: Will the world follow again like when the FAA released Part 107 in 2016? The stakes are far higher this time.