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The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, to develop an autonomous Robinson R66 TURBINETRUCK for its Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics program.

(Flying magazine) – Airports are always modernizing to adapt to new challenges such as safety and sustainability. They could soon face one of their greatest challenges yet—the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, autonomous drones, and other advanced air mobility aircraft.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is reminding operators about the importance of establishing, and adhering to, operational visibility and altitude limits to mitigate the risks associated with inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

(OpenPR) – A new report from Market Research Intellect projects the global market for helicopter rotor blades will expand from a 2026 value of $8.39 billion to $25.32 billion by 2035.

(WTOP) – Few inventions altered the trajectory of the US military as profoundly as the helicopter. Rotary-wing aircraft introduced new capabilities: vertical takeoff, hovering, maneuvering in tight terrain, and landing without a runway. Those capabilities transformed warfare, rescue operations, logistics, and battlefield medicine.

At this US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) event, USHST Industry Chairman Chris Baur will cover the USHST’s charter, programs, tools, and goals focused on real-world operational risk. The seminar, which includes a free lunch, takes place May 20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm eastern (UTC-4) in the Salt River Project hangar at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ).

During the roundtable Apr. 24, members shared real-world operational feedback on how the general notice (GENOT) is being applied across different regions and facilities.

The company has secured a five-year contract to provide aviation personnel from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with helicopter training through 2030, including hoist rescue, aerial use of force, night-vision goggle, and underwater escape courses.

Joby Aviation has completed point-to-point electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights in New York City as part of a 10-day public campaign across the city’s network of heliports.

(Flying magazine) – FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says the agency is closely watching the growing controversy over airport landing fees and warned that the use of ADS-B data in ways that could encourage pilots to disable safety equipment crosses a line for regulators.