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The new 32,000-sq.-ft. electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing center in central Israel includes an assembly line, an engineering and systems lab, a composites workshop, a painting area, and a flight readiness zone for ground testing.

The Chinese manufacturer and Reignwood Aviation Group plan to build a network of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft hubs in high-density areas and establish a flight training center.

(KSLA) – A helicopter crew helped Southwestern Electric Power Co. trim trees over the past few weeks in Shreveport, Bossier, and surrounding areas in Louisiana.

(Vertical magazine) – When Volo Mission cofounder Kim Hutchings staged her inaugural Ladies of Long Line event for female helicopter pilots in May 2024, she had no idea how it was going to go. The event was such a success that its return this year was a foregone conclusion.

(WMUR) – A New Hampshire National Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured climber who fell down a cliff Jul. 2 on Mount Washington.

Airbus has published a feature detailing how an SAS Pôle Air H125 is assisting Le Commandant Charcot, an icebreaker ship, with scientific missions to the North Pole and Antarctica.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Aug. 5, requires initial and repetitive non-extinguishing tests for engine flameout and replacement of the preference injector, if necessary, as well as a software upgrade of the electronic engine control unit.

The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 18 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacement of the jettisonable windows and seals on the sliding doors and fixed panels on the left-hand and right-hand sides. It would also require the installation of new labels.

Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explores what safety means in the context of other core priorities, including operational excellence and sustaining a profitable business, in the latest newsletter from the United States Helicopter Safety Team.