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VAI members receive discounts to exhibit at and attend VERTICON (formerly HAI HELI-EXPO) and other VAI events. VERTICON 2026 takes place Mar. 9–12 (exhibits open Mar. 10–12), in Atlanta, Georgia.

(KGET) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is hosting the second day of public hearings today about its investigation into the Jan. 29 midair collision involving a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). On the first day of hearings, investigators highlighted numerous factors that may have contributed to the accident and talked about warnings the FAA received about helicopter traffic in the area years before the collision.

(KMTR) – The Eugene Water & Electric Board used helicopter crews to improve the habitat along the upper McKenzie River this week for the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project.

The joint industry/government Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative has published an update about its efforts to find a safe and reliable unleaded fuel for general aviation by the end of 2030.

(Vertical magazine) – Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are making steady progress toward certification, explained leaders from AIR, Horizon Aircraft, Wisk Aero, and other eVTOL companies at last week’s Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67 – Rotors Flight Control – Brake Pedal Assembly – Inspection, takes effect Aug. 6.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – A new report from MarketsandMarkets projects that the global market for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will expand from a value of $760 million in 2024 to $4.67 billion in 2030.

The UK-based charity donated £300,000 to help the air medical operator build a helipad at its planned base near Thirsk in North Yorkshire.

(WJZ-TV) – A Baltimore Police Department helicopter crew assisted with the rescue of a drowning swimmer from a pool Jul. 2 in Wilson Park.