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El Segundo, California–based Skyryse is reporting that reservations for the first edition of its Skyryse One, an uncrewed version of the Robinson R66 that uses fly-by-wire controls, have sold out in six months. The company anticipates the start of deliveries in 2025.

The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for Aerolite’s installation of the Helionix air medical interior on the Airbus H135.

An early analysis by the Air Safety Institute (ASI) of an Oct. 20 accident in which a Robinson R44 struck a radio tower in downtown Houston, Texas, includes an examination of the flight as well as areas the National Transportation Safety Board will likely investigate to determine a probable cause. Four people died in the accident.

The collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) aims to expand industry engagement for offshore wind operations and support.

In a new episode of FAA’s Rotorcraft Collective, Chris Baur, US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) co-chair, explains how to look within yourself and eliminate self-pressure to fly. USHST has identified self-induced pressure as a recurring issue for pilots in National Transportation Safety Board accident reports.

(WJAC) – Students at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) are preparing to repair, paint, and refinish a decommissioned helicopter from Switzerland that will be displayed at Penn State University before becoming a training aircraft for local first responders.

Scientists at the University of Southampton in Hampshire are testing a drone with an advanced optical fiber system that they say can increase the operational capabilities of uncrewed cargo-carrying aircraft.

(AIN) – For the past two years, US developers and prospective operators of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have been waiting for the requirements for advanced air mobility (AAM) operators to launch commercial services. The waiting ended Oct. 22 when the FAA published its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft.

The air medical provider for eastern Massachusetts will enhance crew safety and operational capabilities after dark with E3 night-vision goggles from Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU).

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report into an accident last month in which a helicopter struck a radio control tower, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and three passengers.