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VAI is asking the FAA to reconsider numerous aspects of its proposed new rule to expand beyond visual line of sight drone operations. The proposed rule would introduce significant changes to how aircraft share the low-altitude airspace where vertical flight operations routinely take place.

The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) virtual webinar “Saturday Morning Coffee and Wings – One Last Look” takes place Oct. 18 at 10:00 am eastern (UTC-4).

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter includes a column from Ryan Naru, aviation policy and regulatory affairs lead for Joby Aviation. Naru discusses how the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rule and powered-lift Special Federal Aviation Regulation will affect low-altitude IFR operations.

(FlightGlobal) – The company is planning to have four new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft types in service by 2030 following its takeover earlier this year by Austria’s Diamond Aircraft.

(WSB-TV) – The Georgia Institute of Technology introduced a new program Oct. 6 that will use drones as first responders for emergency calls.

Under a partnership with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Blade Air Mobility will provide scheduled flights between the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center and Henderson Executive Airport (KHND) during next week’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).

The Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s Nomad family of uncrewed aerial systems will feature a twin-propeller design with the ability to take off, hover, and land vertically, plus cruise in fixed-wing mode for extended periods.