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The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter includes a column from Ryan Naru, aviation policy and regulatory affairs lead for Joby Aviation. Naru discusses how the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rule and powered-lift Special Federal Aviation Regulation will affect low-altitude IFR operations.

(FlightGlobal) – The company is planning to have four new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft types in service by 2030 following its takeover earlier this year by Austria’s Diamond Aircraft.

(WSB-TV) – The Georgia Institute of Technology introduced a new program Oct. 6 that will use drones as first responders for emergency calls.

Under a partnership with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Blade Air Mobility will provide scheduled flights between the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center and Henderson Executive Airport (KHND) during next week’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).

The Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s Nomad family of uncrewed aerial systems will feature a twin-propeller design with the ability to take off, hover, and land vertically, plus cruise in fixed-wing mode for extended periods.

(CNN) – According to first responders, a helicopter went down Oct. 6 on a highway in Sacramento, resulting in injuries to the pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic.

The company has obtained a Transport Canada supplemental type certificate to install its Bear Paw kit on the Airbus H145 D3 in collaboration with air medical provider STARS.

Atlantic Aviation subsidiary VertiPorts by Atlantic and real estate advisor Cushman & Wakefield will collaborate on the development of vertiports for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, starting with cities in California, Florida, and New York.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Location Transmitter Mounting Tray – Replacement, takes effect Oct. 20.