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(Reuters) – The new contract, worth as much as £1 billion (US$1.35 billion), had appeared to be up in the air with just days to go until a Mar. 1 deadline.

The International Aerospace Womens Association (IAWA) “Lift Off to Leadership” study, a collaboration with Oliver Wyman, is a follow-up to the first edition released in 2021. It offers insights into the challenges women face in gaining leadership positions in aviation and the importance of making progress on the issue to help address a global shortage of pilots and maintenance technicians.

The manufacturer is partnering with Starlink to offer high-speed connectivity for Midnight air taxi passengers and strengthen communications between pilots and engineering teams on the ground.

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead—and where you are hearing them might matter, according to new research from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology project. Early results indicate that residents who live in noisy areas are bothered by air taxi sounds more than residents in quieter areas.

(Tenerife Weekly) – A helicopter crew transported the passenger Mar. 1 from the ship in waters near the Spanish island to an awaiting medical team at Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (GCXO).

(Kenyans.co.ke) – The helicopter went down minutes after takeoff from Wilson Airport (HKNW) in Nairobi, resulting in the deaths of six people, including a member of parliament. A preliminary National Police Service report indicates the helicopter was flying at a low altitude and struck trees before crashing.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Mar. 13, 2026. It will supersede AD 2024-0177 (issued Sep. 13, 2024), AD 2021-0215-E (Sep. 21, 2021), AD 2020-0269 (Dec. 7, 2020), AD 2020-0081 (Apr. 1, 2020), and AD 2018-0177 (Aug. 21, 2018).

(CBS News) – The new restrictions around Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) prohibit police helicopters from flying in the airspace near the airport, which has cut off air support for some stations in the southern part of the California city.

The US aviation regulator issued an emergency order alleging that the Houston, Texas–based operator knowingly falsified pilot training records.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The Utah Department of Transportation is partnering with Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Oregon to send in a proposal for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program.