VFS selects Peter Lorber for 2025 Nikolsky Lectureship The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has named Sikorsky’s Peter Lorber the recipient of its 45th annual Alexander A. Nikolsky Honorary… Continue reading →
VAI commends FAA’s Whitaker on his leadership FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on Jan. 20, 2025. VAI commends his leadership and contributions to advancing aviation and… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus AS332 and SA 365/AS365 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Hoist–Inspection, takes effect Dec. 20, 2024. Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus EC175B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52–Doors–Jettison Mechanism for Bad Weather Window Emergency Exits–Inspection, becomes… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus EC120B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Pilot Cyclic Stick Bonding Braid–Inspection, takes effect… Continue reading →
Joby demos electric aircraft in South Korea’s K-UAM challenge As part of a collaboration that includes SK Telecom, Hanwha Systems, TMAP, and Korea Airports Corp., Joby Aviation has completed… Continue reading →
VAI to sponsor next month’s Concorde Rotorcraft IA Renewal course The virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal course takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025. Continue reading →
Skyports, Bicester Motion begin construction of UK vertiport Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on a vertiport that will serve as a testing and flight operations… Continue reading →
Archer, Anduril to develop military VTOL aircraft Archer Aviation is partnering with California-based Anduril Industries to produce a hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense… Continue reading →
AUVSI adds Spirit from Ascent AeroSystems to Green UAS list The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has named the Spirit unmanned aerial vehicle from the Robinson subsidiary to… Continue reading →
