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Cheri Smith coordinated a matching donation from her employer, Bank of America, after receiving emergency services from LifeFlight of Maine in 2024 following an injury.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Tail Rotor Blades–Inspection, takes effect May 29.

Archer’s Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will transport people around Los Angeles, California, during the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics (LA28). The company will also support Team USA during the events.

Robinson Helicopter Co. took the wraps off a new version of its R66 designed for the US Army’s Initial Entry Rotary Wing program during this week’s 2025 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bell Textron will collaborate with V2X, DigiFlight, and Delaware Resource Group, as well as Textron Aviation affiliate TRU Simulation, to develop Bell’s offering for the US Army Flight School Next program.

A VAI membership includes 30% off King Schools online training courses across more than 110 topics, including risk management, flight instruction, and avionics proficiency.

Next week’s Vertical Flight Society (VFS) 81st Annual Forum & Technology Display will focus on the future of vertical aviation. The event takes place May 20–22 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The companies have introduced the AerialOGI-N optical gas camera to assist with inspections for greenhouse gases. The camera is available for installation on seven different industrial drone types.

The French Civil Aviation Authority has authorized Airbus Helicopters to offer type rating training on the AS350 B3e using a virtual reality (VR) flight simulation training device (FSTD) from Loft Dynamics.

(Breaking Defense) -The US State Department has approved the possible sale of six CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement would include 12 Honeywell T-55-GA-714A engines and 4 spares, GPS and communication devices, missile warning systems, machine guns, radars, and laser-detection equipment.