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The OEM will acquire control of Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) in California for $126 million. Archer plans to use the airport as an operational hub for the Los Angeles area and a testbed for artificial intelligence (AI) aviation technologies.

Under the agreement, Trakka Systems will continue to operate independently with its existing branding and leadership team.

Signature Aviation and UrbanLink Air Mobility have agreed to explore electric aircraft operations in South Florida using the BETA Technologies electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft.

The charity donated £516,000 (US$679,000) to fund a new helipad at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

(Breaking Defense) – Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Boeing/Leonardo, Enstrom, MD Helicopters, and Robinson are all submitting bids for the military training program.

Recoil Aerospace has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation of its supplemental type certificate for the Tsunami External Tank on the Airbus Super Puma series.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that almost immediately after lifting off, the pilot was unable to counter the helicopter’s left yaw, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Investigators also noted that limited recent flying experience in the EC120 degraded the pilot’s ability to manage the controls effectively.

The Modern Skies Coalition, which comprises VAI and a broad group of other aviation stakeholders, released a statement Nov. 6 calling on the US Congress to end the shutdown of the federal government without delay, noting that “this prolonged shutdown has strained the aviation system and its dedicated workforce to unacceptable levels of stress and disruption.”

VAI is accepting submissions for the 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest through Dec. 1, 2025. We will feature the winning photos in the March 2026 edition and display them at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The grand prize winner will receive $500.

(Penobscot Bay Pilot) – Two helicopters from the Maine Forest Service assisted officials from Camden Hills State Park with transporting sections of two new shelters to the top of Bald Rock Mountain Nov. 5 in Lincolnville.