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(Urban Air Mobility) – The Italian Civil Aviation Authority, ENAC, has published its proposed National Plan for Airports, which outlines plans for at least six urban vertiports and four airport-based vertiports across Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Bari, and Cortina.
The plan also calls for upgrades to 186 existing facilities to support future advanced air mobility (AAM) operations, along with additional work on testing, technology integration, and traffic-demand analysis. It is a notable example of how countries are beginning to plan for AAM infrastructure at a national level.

The life president of The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, England, died on Jul. 24 at 84. The museum ap Rees founded holds the world’s largest dedicated collection of helicopters and autogyros, the facility notes on its website, adding that “through his vision, determination and perseverance, countless historic aircraft were rescued from the scrapyard and preserved for future generations.”

The Menominee, Michigan–based OEM welcomed VAI President and CEO François Lassale and Executive VP Cade Clark to its headquarters for a tour last week while they attended EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The two leaders flew to the facility in an Enstrom 480B for an up-close look at the company’s operations and manufacturing capabilities, and the people behind the Enstrom brand.

The 2026 VAI Air Tour Safety Conference is now open for registration. The event, which takes place Oct. 6–7 in Anaheim, California, brings together air tour industry operators, regulators, OEMs, and other safety stakeholders to address today’s most pressing vertical aviation safety challenges. Sign up before Sep. 4 and receive the early registration rate! Click on the headline above for more information.

In its Jul. 28, 2026, Fly Safe Campaign, the National Agricultural Aviation Association reminds operators that members of the public often film aerial applicators, looking for unsafe practices to post to social media.

(MundoGEO) – Drone fleet management platform Dronedesk has announced a fully integrated Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) capability that supports both the United Kingdom SORA framework and the EASA JARUS SORA 2.5 methodology.

(AvBrief.com) – A sampling of new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at last week’s EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, offers a glimpse of what’s to come.

A VAI-moderated panel on the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) and the new Vertical Lift Center, cosponsored by VAI and Robinson Helicopter Co., highlight this week’s aviation events in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Safran Helicopter Engines announced Jul. 22 at the Farnborough International Airshow an agreement to jointly explore areas of cooperation in existing and emerging vertical lift platforms.