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(WHO13) – A helicopter pilot from Monroe, Iowa, has assisted with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina for the past week and a half.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI President and CEO James Viola outlines some of the many ways in which the association has been representing its members’ interests in front of regulators, legislators, the courts, and other vertical aviation industry stakeholders.

(WAVY) – A person was airlifted to the hospital by helicopter after an automobile crash on Route 17 in Yorktown, Virginia, on the morning of Oct. 15.

Jenny Ann Urban has been elevated to the role of VP of regulatory affairs at the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). Urban joined NATA in January 2024 as managing director of air charter and maintenance.

(POWER UP magazine) – The start-up aims to unite the benefits of traditional helicopters and unmanned aircraft.

(KDVR) — A US Space Force (USSF) Black Hawk helicopter crew helped evacuate an injured hiker from the Silver Creek Trail in Clear Creek County on Oct. 15.

(Reuters) – The US government is stopping imports of some drones manufactured by DJI, the Chinese company announced on Oct. 16.

University of Iowa (UI) Health Care and Air Methods are opening a new helicopter base later this year in Davenport for air ambulance operator AirCare. The facility will expand lifesaving medical transport services in Iowa’s Quad Cities.

Air Methods has submitted a declaration of compliance with the FAA for a safety management system (SMS) under 14 CFR Part 5, well before the May 2027 deadline.

(KTRE) – The US Forest Service (USFS) has sent out a firefighting helicopter to remain on standby for assistance as the threat of wildfires continues to increase across the East Texas region.