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(OpenPR) – A new forecast from Verified Market Research projects that the global market for helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services will expand from a 2023 value of US$15.96 billion to US$26.05 billion in 2031.

The FAA report from a survey of general aviation (GA) and Part 135 operators contains information about fleet size, aircraft usage, flying conditions, fuel consumption, landing gear systems, and more.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is working with DJI Drones to support the transition of a new regulatory framework for drones that will follow official unmanned aircraft system geographic zones as part of EASA’s geo-awareness platform.

(Vertical magazine) – Summit Aviation has agreed to purchase Canadian helicopter operator Blackcomb’s air tour business. Summit plans to continue operating the fleet for utility, aerial filming, firefighting, and emergency response under the Blackcomb brand from its bases in Squamish and Whistler in British Columbia.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 55 – Stabilizers – Horizontal Stabilizer – Inspections, takes effect Jan. 26.

The VAI Community offers an exciting and easy way for VAI members to stay connected with the industry.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that a witness saw the helicopter strike a highline/slackline before the tail boom separated from the fuselage. Investigators found slackline webbing embedded in the vertical stabilizer. Four people died in the accident.

(Cowboy State Daily) – Two Robinson R44s collided while trying to land during a Wyoming Game and Fish Department operation to capture mule deer Jan. 9 near Parkman in Sheridan County.

(CBC) – Jocelyn Kelly-Bourassa, 20, from Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada, earned her commercial helicopter license in a Robinson R22. She credits her interest in aviation to her family and seeing helicopters respond to a wildfire in 2024.

(GlobeNewswire) – A new report from Research and Markets estimates that the global market for unmanned helicopters will expand from a 2025 value of $5.78 billion to $11.94 billion in 2030.