Bidder for Lilium’s assets sees opportunity despite complications (AIN) – Prospective investors at the Ambitious Air Mobility Group are seeking to find a way through legal complexities to… Continue reading →
Schiebel introduces pair of military Camcopter variants Newly established subsidiary Schiebel Defence will produce the Camcopter S-101 and S-301 tactical unmanned aircraft systems in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Continue reading →
FAA releases August 2025 helicopter accident data The FAA Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard covers various metrics, including total accidents, fatal accidents, average accident rates, and average fatal-accident rates. Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 The FAA is accepting comments through Oct. 27 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time visual inspection… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Leonardo A109 series, A119, and AW119 MkII This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 25, requires repetitive inspections of certain swashplate nuts for cracks, fretting,… Continue reading →
FAA Safety Briefing: Medical updates under 2024 reauthorization Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup provides an update on changes to the MedXPress program from the FAA Reauthorization Act of… Continue reading →
Vertical Aerospace completes wingborne flight testing The company has started the final flight-testing stage—transition testing—for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing prototype. Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch, California, USA The company provides mission equipment, including hoists and winches, for search-and-rescue and human external cargo helicopter operators. Read this story… Continue reading →
Opinion: NASA cuts imperil vertical flight technology leadership (Forbes) – A proposal to reduce the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) budget by 24%, if approved in… Continue reading →
Motorsport and helicopter aviation – not so different Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explains how the vertical aviation community can draw safety lessons from the motorsport… Continue reading →
