Part 108 final rule sent to OIRA for review The FAA filed the rule, “Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations,” with the US Office of… Continue reading →
CNC Technologies awarded GSA MAS contract The US General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract enables eligible federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government… Continue reading →
Dallas Avionics demonstrates BlueFly device, signs distribution agreement The decision comes following a successful demonstration of the detection device at the annual Search and Rescue Exercise in San… Continue reading →
VAI to host session on eVTOL and AAM Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) at Electric Aircraft Symposium VAI Director of Regulatory Affairs Amber Harrison will moderate a panel of experts on the new US Department of Transportation… Continue reading →
VAI hosts US Aviation Safety Team at Virginia headquarters VAI President and CEO François Lassale spoke to the group about the importance of working together across the aviation community… Continue reading →
ATSB final report: Two Robinson R22s, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, Nov. 15 and 23, 2025 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) determined that the collisions with terrain the two aircraft suffered were likely due to… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-27-08, which applies to certain Bell Textron Canada Model 407 helicopters. AD… Continue reading →
Sikorsky starts Firehawk production in Poland PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, has commenced production of Europe’s first Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters. The aircraft are being… Continue reading →
Modern wildfire response depends on layered aerial firefighting (Vertical Plus) – Agencies around the world are building layered aerial fleets to combat increasingly intense wildfires. Continue reading →
BETA kicks off its eIPP program with Virginia organ transport flight (Aerospace America) – Vermont-based BETA Technologies announced Jul. 10 it has conducted what it called the first operational flight under… Continue reading →
