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The two companies will work together to advance safe, efficient, autonomous flight and bring Wisk Aero’s Generation 6 air taxi to market.

The company will participate in the Airline & Aerospace MRO & Flight Operations IT Conference EMEA 2025, which takes place Jun. 17–18 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

US President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) Jun. 6 that have broad implications for the use and sale of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in the United States. VAI is reviewing the significance of the EOs for vertical aviation and will issue a members-only VAI Debrief in the coming days.

A broad coalition of aviation stakeholders has released a statement supporting the US Senate Commerce Committee’s initiative to modernize the country’s air traffic control (ATC) system. Editor’s note: VAI and the Modern Skies Coalition support a $12.5 billion proposal from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) to modernize the US ATC system.

The Air Methods operator, which uses a Bell 407GXi, opened the new base Jun. 4 in Crawfordville.

A team from LifeFlight of Maine assisted Hollye Lord after a horse-riding accident in May 2024. This summer, she plans to participate in a fundraiser to give back to the crew that helped save her life.

MD Helicopters is offering the MD 530F for the US Army’s Flight School Next, an update of the Initial Entry Rotary Wing program.