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VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2025

US Coast Guard crew hoists pair from vessel near Florida (VIDEO)

A US Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew on Dec. 17 rescued two people from a sailing vessel with a broken mast 40 miles west of Tarpon Springs.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2025

Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 series

The FAA is accepting comments through Feb. 2, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time consistency check of the part number and serial number of the main rotorhead, as well as determining if the main rotorhead has been modified. It would also allow the replacement of the main rotorhead and prohibit the installation of an affected main rotorhead on any helicopter.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2025

Bell, US Army, NASA test MV-75 flight performance

The OEM collaborated with the US Army and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to evaluate the handling qualities of the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft using NASA’s vertical motion simulator.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2025

Wisk Aero backs US government’s AAM strategy

The Boeing subsidiary is endorsing the US Department of Transportation’s Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy released Dec. 17.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2025

Archer to launch electric air taxi trials in US cities

Archer Aviation has submitted applications with cities in California, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Texas to launch initial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi operations under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.

Press Releases

Dec. 17, 2025

December 17, 2025 – VAI Welcomes US Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy

New federal road map sets direction for AAM integration through 2036. Washington, DC (Dec. 17, 2025) — Vertical Aviation International (VAI) today applauds the release of the US Department of Transportation’s Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy, a whole-of-government framework outlining how the United States plans to integrate advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, including eVTOL and […]

VAI Daily

Dec. 17, 2025

Texas police unit receives another Bell 505

Bell Textron delivered a second Bell 505 to the Fort Worth Police Department this week at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW).