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VAI’s recent advocacy success in Santa Barbara, California, highlights the value of industry engagement in addressing operational challenges stemming from a recent FAA general notice (GENOT). The GENOT concerned the removal of visual separation procedures in Class B and Class C airspace.

If you’re planning to attend the show in Goshen, Indiana, next month, be sure to stop by VAI’s table in the hangar at Goshen Municipal Airport (KGSH) to learn what we have in store for members in the coming year!

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is continuing its investigation into the in-flight breakup of the aircraft, whose pilot was flying to a property near Jericho to perform mustering operations.

The aircraft, designated the CT-153 Juno for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), will support training of the next generation of RCAF pilots, providing a modern, twin-engine training platform equipped with Airbus’s Helionix avionics suite.

As part of its goal to help the vertical aviation industry attract and maintain the best workforce possible, VAI will soon unveil the VAI Career Center. The new online resource will offer opportunities for both companies looking to hire and job searchers seeking employment and career guidance. 

As millions of fans travel across the United States to attend the soccer matches, VAI continues to actively engage with the FAA and other stakeholders to monitor potential impacts to vertical lift operations, advocate for our members, and provide timely operational updates.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2022-19-13, which applied to all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355 E, AS355 F, AS355 F1, AS355 F2, AS355 N, and AS355 NP helicopters. Since that AD was issued, a determination was made that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The new AD, which takes effect Jul. 21, 2026, requires revising the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD, which takes effect Jul. 21, 2026, requires revising the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 14, 2026, continues to require the actions of AD 2025-06-04, released Apr. 4, 2025, while correcting the interval compliance times.

US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has become the first transportation secretary in American history to fly in an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The historic flight, which took place at the Vermont headquarters of BETA Technologies, comes as the government’s new eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) progresses.