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Skyports Drone Services will use drones for emissions monitoring, offshore deliveries, long-range surveillance, and port monitoring under the BlueWater 2 project.

On Nov. 9, the FAA issued NOTAMs closing 12 airports across the United States to all general aviation and nonscheduled aircraft. As members of the Modern Skies Coalition, VAI urges Congress to swiftly end the government shutdown so the FAA can rescind the emergency order restricting operations. 

VAI Director of Regulatory Affairs discusses how the proposed FAA rule would affect vertical aviation operations, what led up to the rule, and the comments VAI submitted to the FAA about the effects the rule could have on VAI members.

The OEM is bringing its new model announced earlier this year to the European trade show, which takes place Nov. 17–20 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Airbus Helicopters is highlighting a May 2025 Spanish Navy exercise that demonstrated collaboration between an H135 and a Flexrotor drone.

Powercor’s crews use LiDAR (light detection and ranging) equipment on a Bell 407GXi and two Bell 505s to complete power-line inspections across Victoria.

Joby Aviation has reached an agreement valued at $250 million to provide electric aircraft to Alatau Advance Air Group, which plans to launch an air taxi service in Alatau.

The LifeNet 1-4 base in Sioux City began offering air medical services Nov. 4 using an Airbus Helicopters H130.

The deadline to submit applications for a 2026 VAI scholarship is next Friday, Nov. 14. Discover how VAI scholarship recipients have turned opportunity into achievement—and how you can do the same—in this exclusive VAI Daily series.

The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) virtual webinar “Saturday Morning Coffee and Wings – IFR Chart Clinic Part 2 With Hughes Aerospace” takes place tomorrow, Nov. 8, at 10:00 am eastern (UTC-5).