DLR tests active twist rotor to reduce helicopter noise (Aerospace Testing International) – Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have completed wind-tunnel tests of a four-bladed helicopter rotor… Continue reading →
Helicopter search follows 4-hour swim to save family (CBC) – Officials are crediting a 13-year-old boy with saving his mother and two younger siblings after swimming 4 km… Continue reading →
VAI announces winners of 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest We will display the winning photos, including the Grand Prize entry from Michael Portmann of Zermatt, Wallis, Switzerland, during VERTICON… Continue reading →
Enstrom Helicopter celebrates 2025 achievements The OEM is revisiting a year that saw Enstrom release its new 480B Elite and Signature models, achieve FAA certification… Continue reading →
FAA, FBI map out drone restrictions for Super Bowl in California The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with the FAA to enforce no-drone zones in the San Francisco… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada Bell 407 The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time detailed… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Leonardo AB 412 and AB 412EP This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 18, requires revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual following reports of… Continue reading →
Japan, Brazil governments to cooperate on electric aircraft (Urban Air Mobility News) – Officials from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism and the National Civil Aviation… Continue reading →
Australian government invests in Skyportz vertipad system (RotorHub) – The Australian government has awarded AUD$250,000 to support the development of Skyportz’s Aeroberm vertipad system for installation on… Continue reading →
Metro’s Geltz receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award The FAA has given Metro Aviation Managing Director Milton Geltz the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, a lifetime achievement recognition… Continue reading →
