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US President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) Jun. 6 that have broad implications for the use and sale of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in the United States. VAI is reviewing the significance of the EOs for vertical aviation and will issue a members-only VAI Debrief in the coming days.

A broad coalition of aviation stakeholders has released a statement supporting the US Senate Commerce Committee’s initiative to modernize the country’s air traffic control (ATC) system. Editor’s note: VAI and the Modern Skies Coalition support a $12.5 billion proposal from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) to modernize the US ATC system.

The Air Methods operator, which uses a Bell 407GXi, opened the new base Jun. 4 in Crawfordville.

A team from LifeFlight of Maine assisted Hollye Lord after a horse-riding accident in May 2024. This summer, she plans to participate in a fundraiser to give back to the crew that helped save her life.

MD Helicopters is offering the MD 530F for the US Army’s Flight School Next, an update of the Initial Entry Rotary Wing program.

Brazil-based Aeromot has purchased a 2020 Airbus H125 from the helicopter dealer. The H125 previously operated in the Middle East.

Bell has released an in-depth look at the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit as part of a public safety campaign.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-19-11 to clarify that the required alternative inspections are repetitive and to add a particular paint remover as an option for the alternative inspections. The new AD takes effect Jul. 11.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 11, requires repetitively inspecting the cargo swing installation and frame and taking corrective action, if necessary, as required in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.