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The company highlighted progress in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft testing, FAA certification, and an expansion of its manufacturing capacity as part of its first-quarter 2026 financial update and May 5 conference call with investors.

The full-day SRT Helicopters course earlier this year at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, provided attendees with training about real-world search-and-rescue (SAR) operations.

The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate for the DART cable cutter system on Airbus H145, EC145 T2, and BK 117 D2 helicopters.

(AIN) – After a fatal crash Jan. 2 involving a helicopter that struck a slackline across a canyon near Superior, Arizona, VAI, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and the National Agricultural Aviation Association are leading a coalition that is asking the FAA to revise processes for identifying and notifying pilots about the hazards of slacklines.

We have extended our promotion that allows you to get a complimentary registration for a colleague when you register for the inaugural VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference! The event takes place May 27–29 in Bali, Indonesia.

At this US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) event, USHST Industry Chairman Chris Baur will cover the USHST’s charter, programs, tools, and goals focused on real-world operational risk. The seminar, which includes a free lunch, takes place May 20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm eastern (UTC-4) in the Salt River Project hangar at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ).

In a joint letter organized and led by VAI, 37 prominent aviation associations are asking FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to review whether slacklines and similar temporary obstructions are addressed with sufficient clarity under existing notice and marking frameworks.

(Orange County Register) – Allowing vertiport developers to leverage vacant or underused public property could be a win-win for both Southern California governments and the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft industry as Los Angeles, California, prepares to host the Summer Olympics in 2028, argues Marc Scribner.

(Spectrum News 1) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) plans to create a network of air taxis to connect airports and hospitals with rural areas as part of the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Integration Pilot Program.

(KUNC) – The new program consists of three drones that can get to areas across Fort Collins in about 90 seconds, according to the chief of Fort Collins Police Services.