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A team from the tour and charter operator landed a helicopter at Iroquois Point Elementary School in Oahu, Hawaii, and gave students a lesson about flight operations, safety, and the many ways that vertical aviation serves the community.

VAI members can save up to 10% on advertising in POWER UP magazine, formerly ROTOR magazine, and the VAI Daily e-newsletter, including display ads and sponsored content.

Longtime Robinson engineer flies west.

Plans call for installation of the Level 5 flight training device at Townsville, Queensland, Australia–based Meridian this summer.

A group of aviation associations has issued a joint statement reiterating their commitment to safety and their confidence in the ability of the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA to determine the causes of a series of recent high-profile accidents in the United States to help prevent future tragedies.

The FAA is seeking comments by Mar. 24, 2025, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require installing a battery-discharge detector and revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual, as specified in a related European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

Safran Electrical & Power has obtained European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its ENGINeUS 100 motor, which is designed for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Swashplate Inner and Outer Ring Bolts–Inspection/Replacement, becomes effective Feb. 19, 2025.

This year’s results highlight excellence in vertical aviation photography, including from Grand Prize winner Christian Postl.

The California-based company has conducted the first automated landing using its SkyOS operating system in a modified Robinson helicopter.