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Search-and-rescue and air medical pilot Jeremy Ovens accepted the role with LifeFlight after working five years as an instructor for the Dubai Police Airwing.

The Norwegian operator will use the Leonardo AW139, acquired through Rotortrade’s subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for offshore oil-and-gas crew change operations.

The Chinese advanced air mobility company completed demonstrations of its pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Nov. 8 in Bangkok with plans to launch commercial services in Thailand during 2025.

During the third quarter of 2024, Joby Aviation advanced the production of its fourth prototype aircraft and secured a $500 million investment from Toyota Motor Corp.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) emergency airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 32–Main Landing Gear–Main Landing Gear Shock Absorber–Inspection, takes effect Nov. 11, 2024.

The San Jose, California–based electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker plans to ramp up production in 2025 as it advances toward FAA certification, according to Archer Aviation’s third-quarter 2024 financial report, released Nov. 7.

Soracle Corp., a new joint venture of Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corp., has placed an order for up to 100 Archer Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

As part of its rebranding effort, VAI is revamping several of its communication products to reflect the industry’s growth and evolution. Verticalavi.org (formerly rotor.org), the VAI Daily e-newsletter (formerly ROTOR Daily), and POWER UP magazine (formerly ROTOR) have made their debuts over the past several weeks.

VAI is accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program through Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Submit your application today!

Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany–based Rheinland Air Service is now authorized to sell the Bell 505 in the Netherlands, Bell Textron announced at this week’s EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 in Amsterdam.