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(VAI Daily) – Following a short post-VERTICON break, the e-newsletter will return on Tuesday, Mar. 18.

The Chinese company has now flown its pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in 19 countries.

(The Trek) – A staff member of Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing in Blue River, British Columbia, recalls a recent helicopter skiing trip before preparing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

Paul Stone, formerly chief test pilot for Volocopter, has joined the United Kingdom–based electric aircraft company.

(AIN) – Airbus Helicopters is taking a break from development of the CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. While it plans to continue flying the prototype electric aircraft this year after its first flight in 2024, the company is also pausing the program due to a lack of progress in battery technology.

(Aviation Week) – Enstrom hopes to achieve certification of a crash-resistant fuel system on its turbine-engine 480 helicopter family in June, paving the way for follow-on approval of the piston-powered 280XF and clearing the company to resume sales to the US market.

(VAI Daily) – VAI members have elected five of their peers to join an expanded Board of Directors. The election is the first conducted under the association’s restructured governance framework.

(CNBC) – Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford is the leading candidate to be nominated to serve as the next FAA administrator, sources told Reuters.

Rotortrade, Helicopter Alliance join forces on Black Hawk sales 13 March 2025 – Rotortrade, the global helicopter dealership, has signed a strategic agreement with Helicopter Alliance A.S., a Czech-based aviation holding company whose member companies specialize in the modernization and operation of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Under the agreement, Rotortrade has been mandated to market and sell UH-60 […]