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US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.-02) released a joint statement after the Feb. 24 House vote on S.2503, the ROTOR Act. The two leaders said they remain committed to moving the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act forward.

Dallas Avionics will hold a hands-on operators’ class on Technisonic, Anodyne, and Jupiter radios at APSCON/APSCON Unmanned on Jul. 15, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The course will cover skills, troubleshooting, and efficiency tips.

Leonardo will equip various models of its helicopters, starting with the AW139, with Onboard Systems’ Pegasus rescue hoist. The hoist is designed to enhance mission capability, reliability, and maintenance.

The Teledyne Technologies company on Feb. 24 launched the Lepton XDS, a compact dual-thermal-and-visible camera module that brings its patented Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging technology to space- and power-constrained OEM applications.

We support the safety measures but seek clarity from the FAA to prevent unintended restrictions around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA).

(Vertical magazine) – A new bill introduced last week in the US House of Representatives, which would attempt to address deconfliction hazards posed by mixed operations of fixed-wing and rotorcraft in airport and near-airport environments, immediately drew wide support from VAI and other aviation industry groups.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) winter 2026 newsletter includes articles about the new It’s OK to Stay safety initiative, interpreting weather data, USHST Steering Committee member Lee Roskop, and more.

(Aerospace Testing International) – Airbus and Leonardo have launched the second phase of the European Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies project, a three-year effort cofunded by the European Union (EU) to mature critical technologies for future military vertical lift platforms.

(Mirror) – In 2017, an Mi-26 crew airlifted the remains of a 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth from the tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.