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Warning that the US air traffic control (ATC) system can no longer run on outdated technology and short staffing, VAI joined a coalition of aviation leaders endorsing the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s new ATC modernization plan. The Modern Skies Coalition applauds the committee’s push to invest in upgraded systems, infrastructure, and staffing, calling it an essential step toward securing the future of US aviation. The coalition is urging swift passage of the provisions and pledging to continue working with Congress to strengthen and accelerate reforms.

The FAA is asking aircraft operators to fill out the 2024 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. The survey measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the US economy.

The company will release financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and host a conference call for investors on Monday, May 12.

Canadian Air Parts (CAP) has reached an agreement to become a distributor of Kawak’s Cascade fire buckets in Canada.

Bell Textron and Boeing hosted an Apr. 18 ceremony to commemorate the approaching end of CV-22 Osprey production under the US Air Force (USAF) program of record.

The association commends the FAA for halting implementation of a controversial policy that would have classified pilots’ incomplete medical certification applications as denied, the same category occupied by pilots who have been evaluated as unfit to fly.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 24–Electrical Power–Overhead Panel Wires Interference–Inspection/Modification, takes effect May 8.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2021-24-09, published in 2021. The new AD, which becomes effective May 13, requires similar actions while reducing the life limits and requiring replacement of the main-rotor pitch link assemblies with part-numbered assemblies.