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On Day 2 of the 2025 VAI Air Tour Safety Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 22, the focus was squarely on real-world lessons, human factors, and the discipline required to prevent the next accident.

(WGN9) – Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law, and two young grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday in Montana.

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(The Wall Street Journal) – Pivotal’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) offering is the first ultralight eVTOL aircraft to reach the consumer market. Here’s how it works and the challenges it faces as it races toward mass adoption.

Davenport Aviation has unveiled Virtus, the first modular weapon system for the H125/AS350, according to the company, enabling rapid multimission capability.

Airwolf Aerospace has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approvals from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority for installing True Blue Power lithium-ion batteries on a variety of helicopters, including Airbus, Bell, Enstrom, Hiller, and MD Helicopters models.

(Unmanned Airspace) – Chippewa County will host a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) traffic management (UTM) operations center for drone operations, positioning the county as a testbed for scalable public and private UAS deployment across Michigan. The initiative is led by ANRA Technologies in partnership with Censys Technologies, the county economic development corporation, and the Michigan Tech Research Institute.

(Republic World) – Indian President Droupadi Murmu’s helicopter sank into a newly built helipad in Kerala on Oct. 22 but was quickly freed. Murmu continued on her travels by road. No injuries or damage was reported.

(KETK.com) – Tyler Legacy High School students explored health-care careers during a recent visit from the CHRISTUS Health Flight-for-Life helicopter crew. The students learned about emergency response, medical equipment, and teamwork.

(WCVB) – A family was rescued off Martha’s Vineyard in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, after their 30-ft. boat caught fire Oct. 20, forcing them to swim to a small island and take shelter in a barn for nearly two days.