Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS355 series This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Mar. 25, requires operational inspections of each engine drain valve for certain… Continue reading →
VERTICON Safety Symposium: Why operators need a family assistance program At the VERTICON Safety Symposium on Mar. 9, Elias Kontanis, PhD, chief of the US National Transportation Safety Board’s Transportation… Continue reading →
Robinson enters the matrix, launches unmanned business unit The OEM formally launched an unmanned aircraft division Mar. 10 at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The company said the… Continue reading →
Lassale: VERTICON opens as industry is at ‘inflection point’ (AIN) – François Lassale headed into his first VERTICON as the president and CEO of VAI this week as the… Continue reading →
VAI, coalition respond to proposed new minimum performance requirements for radio altimeters VAI and a coalition of aviation organizations have weighed in on multiple requests for comments relating to US plans to… Continue reading →
Slackline community map aids flight planning VAI encourages pilots, mission planners, and operators—particularly those conducting low-level, off-airport, or special-mission operations—to consider using SlackMap as a supplemental… Continue reading →
Joby to begin US air taxi ops in 2026 under eVTOL program The FAA and US Department of Transportation have selected Joby Aviation as a partner in multiple winning applications under the… Continue reading →
Helicopters arrive at VERTICON 2026 (VIDEO) View the highlights from the VERTICON 2026 Fly-In, which took place Mar. 6–7 prior to the show in Atlanta, Georgia. Continue reading →
SkyDrive expands US eVTOL network with Aeroauto, SAI The Japanese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker will collaborate with Aeroauto Global in Florida and expand its… Continue reading →
