VAI Debrief: Analysis of executive orders reshaping drone policy and low-altitude airspace The Trump administration’s Jun. 6 directives accelerate beyond visual line of sight rulemaking, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft integration,… Continue reading →
White House issues EO reshaping federal wildfire response VAI is reviewing the potential impact of the US presidential executive order (EO) on helicopter firefighting operators. Continue reading →
UK CAA approves Drone Major for BVLOS infrastructure ops The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved the company to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights over critical… Continue reading →
Air tour helicopter crashes on runway at Florida airport (WTVT) – The helicopter went down Jun. 12 at Destin Executive Airport (KDTS), resulting in injuries to four people, according… Continue reading →
Archer Aviation raises $850M after drone executive order The Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker raised US$850 million in new funding after the White House… Continue reading →
Fort Bragg helicopters head to DC for US Army parade (VIDEO) (WTVD) – Apaches, Chinooks, and Black Hawks from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are assembling for… Continue reading →
NTSB final report: Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2, Chelsea, Alabama, Apr. 2, 2023 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s delayed corrective… Continue reading →
Helicopter involved in training incident at Fort Campbell (Associated Press) – According to officials with the US Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Jun. 12 incident at… Continue reading →
Bell celebrates 250th anniversary of US Army Bell is highlighting its support of the US Army over the decades as the military service celebrates 250 years in… Continue reading →
UrbanV, Signature Aviation to develop network of US vertiports The advanced air mobility infrastructure provider is partnering with the fixed-base operator to build vertiports across the United States, starting… Continue reading →
