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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Oct. 11, 2024, on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), ATA 73–Engine Fuel and Control–Electronic Engine Control Unit–Software; ATA 73–Engine Fuel and Control–Preference Injector–Non-extinguishing Test/Replacement.

(Urban Air Mobility) – Currently, 1,044 vertiports are either being planned for development or are already part of the network launch plans of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft operators from 2024 to 2028, according to a new forecast from the Global AAM/UAM Market Map research team.

(KSBW) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew airlifted a person who became trapped on a beach Sep. 29 in Big Sur.

The US Air Force’s 908th Flying Training Wing completed the first training exercise with the Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf in early September at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

FAA designated pilot examiner Randy Sharkey offers tips for helicopter pilots and crew members about how to manage rotor downwash.

Lilium has reached an agreement with Galaxy FBO to establish electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft services at The Woodlands Heliport, Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (KCXO), and William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston. (Editor’s note: We misidentified the heliport in the Oct. 1 edition of VAI Daily. We apologize for the error.)

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has determined that the pilot experienced a medical event that likely caused a degree of incapacitation that resulted in the crash.

New ownership seeks to build on more than 25 years of providing maintenance, repair, overhaul, completions, and other services for helicopter operators.

Leonardo has appointed PHI MRO Services as a supplier for various services, including maintenance, repair, overhaul, and component support.

(Task & Purpose) – More than 4,700 US National Guard soldiers, including helicopter crews, are working to clear roads, rescue trapped people, and provide relief after Hurricane Helene tore through several states.