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VAI is accepting submissions for the 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest through Dec. 1, 2025. Winning photos will be featured in the March 2026 edition and displayed at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility’s passenger-carrying business for up to $125 million. The transaction does not include Blade’s medical division, which will remain a separate public company.

The US National Agricultural Aviation Association is reminding ag pilots to use good etiquette when operating from public-use airports, including keeping your work area clean; storing all pesticides and fertilizers in proper containers; maintaining a safe work environment; and adhering to established airport traffic patterns near other aircraft.

The inspirational pilot, instructor, and advocate for girls and women in aerospace died in an accident Jul. 30 in Greenwood, Illinois, while conducting a solo flight around the world. She was 44. Donations can be made to the Asian Women in Aerospace and Aviation Anh-Thu Nguyen Memorial Aviation Scholarship.

(KPIX) – A Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew airlifted two hikers stranded by rising tides Aug. 2 from Point Reyes National Seashore.

(Times of San Diego) – A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) helicopter crew airlifted a hiker with a medical emergency Aug. 3 from Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.