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Members can visit the VAI Membership Booth, located in the registration area of Lobby D at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, for numerous exclusive benefits during VERTICON 2025. The event takes place Mar. 10–13 (exhibits open Mar. 11–13).

The company conducted a recent field event to display its new counter–unmanned aerial system (UAS) platform, which is designed to help address emerging threats from small drones.

Joby Aviation expects flight testing for type inspection authorization to start within the next 12 months as the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker advances toward the last stage of FAA certification for commercial operations.

Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP have received the support of Manhattan Community Board 1 for their plans to transform the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (KJRB) in New York City to include electric aircraft operations.

The new TC6500 converter is designed to power avionics systems on business, commercial, military, and advanced air mobility aircraft.

Itash Samani joins the Swiss flight simulation company as executive VP of public affairs after previously working for CAE.

Chris Hill, VAI’s senior director of safety, explains how a near-catastrophic event forever changed his approach to cockpit safety in the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

The annual survey, which is now available for owners and operators of individual aircraft only, measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the economy. The FAA plans to open the survey for operators of multiple aircraft in March.

The FAA is seeking comments by Apr. 14, 2025, about its proposal to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD). The AD would require measuring the radial play of certain control-rod assembly and pitch-link assembly spherical bearings, reporting the results, and taking corrective action, if necessary.