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(ABC News) – The FAA is warning people not to point lasers or shoot at aircraft amid a 269% increase in reports from pilots in New Jersey compared with the same period in 2023. The warning comes after a recent rash of drone sightings in the northeastern United States.

(BBC) – The chief operating officer of Gatwick Airport (EGKK) in London, England, is urging people who receive drones as holiday gifts to read the rules before flying, noting that investigating reported drone sightings causes disruption and is a “drain on resources.”

The Ireland-based helicopter finance company handed over the first of two leased Airbus H160s that will conduct government and corporate missions for the New Delhi, India–based operator.

The FAA will hold a meeting of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Mar. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

VAI is applauding the FAA’s decision to postpone the implementation of a policy change until Mar. 1, 2025, that would classify incomplete medical applications as denied.

In this FAA Pilot Minute, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup explains that using the exact name on your government-issued ID card when entering information into your MedXPress account can prevent medical certification delays.

The Torrance, California–based manufacturer is adding an R66 transition course, an avionics and autopilot familiarization course, and a post-maintenance procedure course to its lineup starting in April 2025.

Robinson has obtained FAA authorization to extend the service life for the R22 and R44 main-rotor and tail-rotor blades from 12 to 15 years.

US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06) sent a letter to the FAA on Dec. 18 requesting a delay on a proposed change to policy regarding the consideration of medical applications that’s anticipated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.