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The company’s online store now includes products from ADS, Gill Battery/Teledyne, and Sesame Technologies.

VAI’s Emerging Professionals Committee welcomes those who’ve joined the industry in the past six years to a network that fosters community, provides resources, and boosts career growth.

(OpenPR) – Allied Market Research has released a report that forecasts that the global helicopter air crane market will expand at a combined annual growth rate of 8.6% and reach a value of $10.79 billion in 2032. The market was valued at $4.77 billion in 2022.

(BBC) – A helicopter crew assisted firefighters and rescue teams with winching three people stuck in mud on Hayling Island Apr. 15 in Hampshire, England.

The initial demonstration flight of the SkyDrive electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Apr. 9 in Japan included the FlytRise flight control system from Thales.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report into the accident that indicates the air medical helicopter pitched forward after the pilot’s night-vision googles case rolled off his lap.

The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, the operator of the Bell 206 that crashed into the Hudson River Apr. 10. The regulator is taking the action in part because the company fired its director of operations after he voluntarily shut down flights.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through May 13 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Tail Rotor Blades–Inspection.

The FAA is seeking comments by Jun. 2, 2025, on new special conditions for the EC175B’s 30-minute all engines operating power rating for search-and-rescue operations. Existing regulations do not cover this design feature. The special conditions took effect today, Apr. 16, 2025.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – After two years of collaboration across more than 80 organizations, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) has introduced the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Future Skies. It sets out a strategic and operational pathway for airspace integration through 2045.