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(POWER UP magazine) – Every year, through our Salute to Excellence Awards, VAI recognizes outstanding members of the vertical flight community for going above and beyond in their work. Whether in a single instance or throughout a career, these aviation professionals from around the globe remind us to always aim for excellence.

(China Daily) – Getting a fresh cup of coffee delivered while visiting the Great Wall of China is a convenience increasingly available because of the rapid development of instant-delivery services that use drones.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has agreed to partner with the Bundeswehr division to strengthen civil–military cooperation on aviation safety.

In honor of World Water Day 2025 on Mar. 22, Airbus has published a feature about how two H125 crews collected aerial data in December 2024 and January 2025 as part of the SWIDA-RINGS scientific research project in Antarctica.

(Yonhap News Agency) – As many as 36 helicopters will join ground units in efforts to put out wildfires in South Gyeongsang.

(Kyodo News) – The pilot and a passenger sustained minor injuries when a small two-seat helicopter went down Mar. 23 in central Japan.

(BBC) – An HM Coastguard helicopter crew airlifted five people who became cut off by rising tides Mar. 22 in Cornwall.

(Vertical magazine) – Australian vertiport developer Skyportz has introduced a vertipad patent that helps reduce downwash and outwash.

The OEM is planning to submit an IFR variant of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X single-engine light helicopter for an upcoming bid to update the US Army’s fleet of training helicopters.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) VFR2IMC campaign has released a new video as part of its Together4Safety series.