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(AVweb) – The FAA wasted little time following National Transportation Safety Board recommendations to restrict helicopter operations around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). The agency has essentially closed the airspace in the immediate area of the airport to nonessential helicopter traffic and will close Runway 15/33 or Runway 4/22 when medical, law enforcement, or presidential helicopter traffic is in the area.

(KABC) – A helicopter crew lowered an Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) firefighter to rescue a man hanging on a tree near his vehicle over a creek Mar. 13 in San Juan Capistrano.

(Business Air News) – The partnership will provide VAI members with discounts on the GPMS Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system (HUMS).

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments is moving ahead with plans to develop advanced air mobility (AAM) electric infrastructure at Ohio airports in Butler County, Cincinnati, Clermont County, Miami, and Middletown.

(AOPA) – The subsidiary of China-based Wanfeng Auto Holding Group’s aircraft division has joined the race to produce electric air taxis with the acquisition of German manufacturer Volocopter.

Visitors to the Avalon Australian International Airshow, which takes place Mar. 25–28 in Geelong, Victoria, can visit Stand #4M17 to see a scale model of the Boeing subsidiary’s electric air taxi.

A new episode of The Helicopter Podcast features Cade Clark, VAI’s chief government affairs officer, discussing the association’s pivotal role in helping shape the helicopter industry.

(OpenPR) – A new forecast from Market Research Intellect notes that market dynamics, advances in technology, and increased demand will drive a significant expansion of the global helicopter search-and-rescue (SAR) market over the next seven years.

Eve Air Mobility and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) have released a study of more than 100 US participants that assesses community perceptions about the sight and sounds of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The company introduced its TA245 Series of 45-watt USB charging ports at this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association 2025 International Convention and Trade Show in Phoenix, Arizona.