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We will host a VAI Member Roundtable on Monday, Mar. 23, to gather industry feedback about the new operating requirements for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft around busy US airports.

The report notes that the region experienced near-flat growth from 2024 to 2025, with a net increase of 30 helicopters, or 0.7%.

The United Kingdom (UK) Air Ambulance Charities’ National Policy Position Statement 2026 sets key priorities for the year ahead, including safeguarding and improving helipad access; unlocking access to patient data; temporarily restoring the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service; and strengthening public understanding about air ambulance funding.

(Vertical magazine) – Just over five months into the job, François Lassale has hit the ground running, and his excitement about stepping into this role at what he describes as an “inflection point” for the vertical aviation industry is palpable.

(Vertical magazine) – The company used its annual press briefing at last week’s VERTICON 2026 to discuss operational developments, new aircraft completions programs, workforce development, and emerging technologies in air medical operations.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Apr. 20, requires repetitive visual inspections of the rear damper and corrective actions, if necessary.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an unidentified object striking the tail-rotor blade at an undetermined time.

(Aeroflap) – Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airports is consulting industry companies, experts, and the public to help structure national regulations for advanced air mobility operations, including drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

(CTV News) – Search-and-rescue crews used a helicopter with a longline to airlift eight people, two dogs, and a cat following a landslide Mar. 19 in northern Coquitlam, British Columbia.

The new production line at the Vertical Energy Centre in Bristol, England, will support certification of the Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.