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Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup provides an update on changes to the MedXPress program from the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.

The company has started the final flight-testing stage—transition testing—for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing prototype.

The company provides mission equipment, including hoists and winches, for search-and-rescue and human external cargo helicopter operators. Read this story to learn how YOUR VAI member company can be in the Spotlight!

(Forbes) – A proposal to reduce the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) budget by 24%, if approved in Congress, would be disastrous for American scientific leadership in advanced air mobility and vertical flight aeronautics, argues Mike Hirschberg.

Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explains how the vertical aviation community can draw safety lessons from the motorsport industry in the latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

(BBC) – An HM Coastguard helicopter crew airlifted two people who became stranded after swimming at a beach Sep. 7 in Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom.

The organization is hosting a campaign through Sep. 14 to raise funding and support for 21 air ambulance charities in the United Kingdom.

The US Helicopter Safety Team has developed a guide to help helicopter operators provide effective aircraft transition training.

The FAA maps out three common misunderstandings about airspace rules for drone operations—not understanding airspace regulations, not using airspace tools and resources, and not applying for airspace authorization.