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(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.

(Gulf News) – According to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence, a technical malfunction led to a Mar. 9 helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of two soldiers.

The Japanese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker will collaborate with Aeroauto Global in Florida and expand its partnership with SAI Flight in South Carolina to Florida.

(Economic Times) – The Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed an Mi-17 V5 crew Mar. 10 to drop water and help contain a forest fire near Pasighat in Arunachal.