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Firefighting, utility, and restricted-category operators to gather in Boise Dec. 7–9. Alexandria, VA (Aug. 27, 2025) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) announces that registration is now open for the 2025 Aerial Work Safety Conference (AWSC), taking place Dec. 7–9 at the Boise Centre West in Boise, Idaho, USA. The conference brings together professionals from the […]

The VAI event will bring together firefighting, utility patrol and construction, and restricted-category operators Dec. 7–9 in Boise, Idaho.

Join us this afternoon at 3:30 pm eastern (UTC-4) to hear tips from an aviation medical examiner about how to avoid common mistakes pilots make when going for their medical. Attendees who participate in the full one-hour event will receive FAA WINGS credit. Please ensure that you register for the webinar with the same email that you use for your WINGS account.

Starting in March 2026, CHC will provide personnel support services with an Airbus H175 for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

(Vertical magazine) – As aviation leans into electrification, one of the biggest shifts will be how pilots think about fuel. Jet A or 100LL is measured in pounds, gallons, or liters. A growing contingent of engineers and companies are working to make that math—and reliance on fossil fuels—a thing of the past. A common standard for displaying fuel state would benefit pilots and passengers alike, argues Nick Sinopoli.

The operator integrated the Axnes PNG wireless intercom system into its fleet of Airbus Super Pumas that support the US Forest Service.

(KRTV) – A Missoula-based Life Flight helicopter crashed while attempting to land Aug. 26 on a street in downtown Lincoln.

(Army Times) – Two helicopters—an HH-60W and an HH-60G—defended against attacks from an F-15D Eagle fighter above water during a US Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and US Navy combat defense exercise Aug. 20 in California.

(SlashGear) – Mil has produced over 17,000 Mi-8 helicopters since 1961, more than the 16,000 UH-1s that Bell built from 1956 to 1987.

(AIN) – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Nov. 21 on a new proposal to establish noise certification requirements for aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability. If adopted, sound limits for takeoff, overflight, and approach would mirror those currently used for helicopters under International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 16 Chapter 8.