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(Vertical magazine) – An enormous cash pyre continues to fuel vertical aviation’s promise of a green energy future. Collectively, the top 10 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft companies have burned through an estimated $12 billion—four times the amount lost during the very light jet craze of the late 1990s, and six times Boeing’s current annual profit.

The VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference will feature a plenary session, technical workshops for operators, regional operator spotlights, lessons learned panels, regulator roundtables, networking opportunities, and more. The conference takes place May 27–29 in Bali, Indonesia.

Join fellow helicopter professionals for an interactive United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) safety seminar at 11:00 am MST (UTC-7) tomorrow, May 20, in Mesa. Enjoy lunch with your peers and learn about the USHST’s programs and services.

VAI encourages operators to participate in the FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. Governmental agencies and industry organizations will use data from the survey results to compute safety metrics, determine funding for infrastructure and service needs, and more.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the student pilot’s loss of helicopter control during landing.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

The OEM has released service bulletins for the R44 series and the R66 related to the hydraulic servo-to-swashplate push-pull tube connectors. In addition, the FAA has issued an airworthiness concern sheet seeking information from operators about abnormal damage around the connectors.

(AIN) – The venture capital arm of Indian airline IndiGo recently invested US$1.2 million in Sarla, a hybrid–electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft developer based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

(Aviation Week) – Norway’s armed forces are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to help search-and-rescue personnel more quickly find people in need who are difficult to locate.

(MyNorthwest) – A King County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew assisted ground teams with airlifting the hiker, who fell 50 ft. down a cliff May 16 near the top of Mount Si. The hiker was unconscious and a witness called emergency personnel.