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(Resilience Media) – The “deep chemistry” startup has raised funding to commercialize a new technique for reusing high-value composite waste.

We encourage VAI members to submit comments to the FAA by this Thursday, Feb. 12, opposing the closure of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport in Indiana.

The FAA fined and suspended or revoked the licenses of multiple drone operators last year for unsafe flying near events, in restricted airspace, and during emergency responses. The regulator has updated its enforcement policy for 2026 to require legal action when drone operations endanger the public, violate restrictions, or assist in a crime.

(The News International) – The South Korean Army AH-1S Cobra went down Feb. 9 during a training exercise in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, resulting in the deaths of two crew members.

The Leonardo subsidiary is introducing a new look for the first production AW09 as it prepares for certification and demonstration flights.

Vertical Aerospace has reached an agreement to provide up to 50 Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to JetSetGo and partner on advanced air mobility initiatives in India.

(Manila Bulletin) – Bell Textron has named INAEC Aviation Corp. an approved maintenance provider for the Bell 429 in the country.

Bell Textron will provide two more Bell 429s for air medical services to Nakanihon Air Co., an authorized Bell customer service facility since 1994.

(The Weather Channel) – Crews from the New York City Police Department Aviation Unit, Scuba Team, Emergency Service Unit, and the New York City Fire Department rescued three people who fell through ice Feb. 6 in Jamaica Bay.

(The Chosun Daily) – The South Korean agency also sent 523 firefighters and 139 pieces of equipment to contain the wildfire Feb. 8 in Munmudaewang-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.