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(AIN) – Eve Air Mobility is displaying a full-scale mock-up of its Eve-100 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at VERTICON 2026 this week in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of its efforts to build the advanced air mobility business case among helicopter operators—and within the US market in particular.

The FAA and US Department of Transportation (DOT) have chosen BETA Technologies to participate in seven of the eight projects under the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Officially designated the X-76, the experimental aircraft that is part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies program will be built by Bell Textron following a successful critical design review.

(AerialFire) – For advocates seeking regulatory reform and greater awareness of an emerging aerial hazard following a Jan. 2 accident in Arizona, where a helicopter struck a slackline resulting in the deaths of four people, the goal is straightforward: transform a devastating loss into meaningful safety improvements that protect all users of low-altitude airspace, writes George Parker III.

(AIN) – François Lassale headed into his first VERTICON as the president and CEO of VAI this week as the event is gaining momentum. The show—in its second edition as VERTICON and building off the years the event was held as HAI HELI-EXPO—has 15,000-plus attendees, more than 650 exhibitors, 280,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, and some 60 aircraft on static display.

VAI and a coalition of aviation organizations have weighed in on multiple requests for comments relating to US plans to auction off and expand commercial wireless use of the Upper C-band spectrum, warning that the change could interfere with aircraft radio altimeters and impose significant upgrade costs on operators.

VAI encourages pilots, mission planners, and operators—particularly those conducting low-level, off-airport, or special-mission operations—to consider using SlackMap as a supplemental awareness tool.

The FAA and US Department of Transportation have selected Joby Aviation as a partner in multiple winning applications under the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program.

View the highlights from the VERTICON 2026 Fly-In, which took place Mar. 6–7 prior to the show in Atlanta, Georgia.

(KGET) – The helicopter went down while laying power lines Mar. 9 in a remote area outside Mojave, California, resulting in the death of the pilot.