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Warning that the US air traffic control (ATC) system can no longer run on outdated technology and short staffing, VAI joined a coalition of aviation leaders endorsing the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s new ATC modernization plan. The Modern Skies Coalition applauds the committee’s push to invest in upgraded systems, infrastructure, and staffing, calling it an essential step toward securing the future of US aviation. The coalition is urging swift passage of the provisions and pledging to continue working with Congress to strengthen and accelerate reforms.

The FAA is asking aircraft operators to fill out the 2024 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. The survey measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the US economy.

(AIN) – Piasecki Aircraft Corp. has purchased the Kargo UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) program from Kaman Air Vehicles.

(VVNG.com) – A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department crew hoisted an injured dirt bike rider Apr. 28 from a remote area within the San Bernardino National Forest.

(KGTV) – The USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California, is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind, a helicopter evacuation of more than 3,000 South Vietnamese refugees from Saigon on Apr. 29, 1975.

(US Army) – Helicopter crews from the Minnesota National Guard joined teams from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Camp Ripley Environmental Team for a joint wildfire suppression exercise Apr. 16 at Camp Ripley.

The company will release financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and host a conference call for investors on Monday, May 12.

The FAA is requesting comments by May 19 on this exemption. The California company seeks relief from conducting Part 135.293(b) competency checks on the Bell 205 and Eagle Single, a converted Bell 212.