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The Orange County Government will work with the association to explore infrastructure planning, community engagement, and pilot programs to support safe, sustainable, and inclusive air mobility innovation.

(AIN) – The company plans to submit its proposal in the coming days to provide rotary-wing training for Singapore Air Force pilots.

VAI urges prompt votes on DeLeeuw and Edwards nominations. Alexandria, VA (Feb. 3, 2026) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) congratulates John DeLeeuw and Daniel Edwards following action by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to advance their nominations for key transportation leadership roles. DeLeeuw has been nominated to serve as a member […]

(Aerospace Testing International) – Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have completed wind-tunnel tests of a four-bladed helicopter rotor system that uses piezoceramic actuators to actively twist the blades, demonstrating noise reductions of up to 7 dB during landing descent.

(CBC) – Officials are crediting a 13-year-old boy with saving his mother and two younger siblings after swimming 4 km (2.5 miles) to alert police. A helicopter crew located the family members, who were swept out to sea while kayaking off the coast near Quindalup in Western Australia.

We will display the winning photos, including the Grand Prize entry from Michael Portmann of Zermatt, Wallis, Switzerland, during VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tune in to VAI’s YouTube Channel Mar. 6–7 and watch more than 40 helicopters fly into Atlanta, Georgia, for VERTICON 2026. The event takes place Mar. 9–12 (exhibits open Mar. 10–12).

The OEM is revisiting a year that saw Enstrom release its new 480B Elite and Signature models, achieve FAA certification of its crash-resistant fuel system for the 480B, and expand its service network with Heli-Lynx Helicopters.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with the FAA to enforce no-drone zones in the San Francisco Bay Area this week leading up to the National Football League Super Bowl LX on Sunday.

The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time detailed visual inspection of the electrical harnesses for chafing. It would also require rotation of the backshell cast housing of connectors in the lower-engine airframe unit and installation of a wire-harness bracket and support, and—for certain helicopters—installation of a wire-bundle sleeve.