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The UPLIFT Collective marks public launch at VERTICON 2026 New 501(c)(3) nonprofit expanding access to leadership and safety training for aviation and air medical professionals. ATLANTA, GA – March 2026, The UPLIFT Collective, a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, marks its public launch at VERTICON 2026, introducing a scholarship program designed to remove financial barriers to […]

The British Columbia, Canada–based company has appointed Dave McGrath to its business development and sales team.

Bell to add GPMS Foresight MX HUMS to Bell 505 Foresight MX, the industry’s leading Health and Usage Monitoring System, brings advanced predictive maintenance and operational intelligence to Bell 505 operators worldwide. GPMS International and Bell Textron Inc. announced today a collaboration to bring Foresight MX Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) to the Bell 505 helicopter. The effort expands the […]

The VERTICON 2026 Liftoff and VAI Annual Membership Meeting and Breakfast starts at 7:45 am eastern (UTC-4) tomorrow, Tuesday, Mar. 10, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. During the meeting, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and European Union Aviation Safety Agency Executive Director Florian Guillermet will discuss key challenges and opportunities facing vertical aviation in a fireside chat with VAI President and CEO François Lassale. All VAI members and VERTICON attendees are invited to attend.

The FAA is accepting comments through Apr. 23 on this airworthiness directive, which would require repetitively cleaning and inspecting the lighting and ancillaries control unit for foreign object debris.