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The US military branch has chosen the Lockheed Martin company to demonstrate its optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawk for the Aerial Logistics Connector program during 2025.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a revision to the Easy Access Rules for Aircrew that includes introducing requirements for issuing type ratings for manned aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability to holders of a commercial pilot license.

The advanced air mobility (AAM) manufacturer and the fixed-base operator will partner to research electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft ecosystem requirements and ground support services.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 72–Engine–Gas Generator First Stage High Pressure Turbine Blades–Replacement, takes effect Dec. 18, 2024. It revises AD 2024-0207, which was issued Oct. 31, 2024.

The Australian Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Strategic Regulatory Roadmap explains the regulator’s plans for the sector over the next 10 to 15 years.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Norway, Avinor, Beta Technologies, and Bristow Group’s Norwegian subsidiary will work together to build a concept of operations for cargo transport using advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.

(BBC) – The director of Italy’s Mountain and Cave Rescue Service describes the challenges of managing a rising number of rescue missions in complex terrain.

What if helicopter operators could gain similar insights from accident investigations without the tragedy? The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) fall 2024 newsletter explains the promise of a “premortem” exercise—a proactive approach to safety that’s already proving valuable for operators like STAT MedEvac.

(KTBC) – The Autonomy Institute, Ondas, and the Texas Department of Public Safety are rolling out a new program that will use drones to provide security, inspections, traffic monitoring, and assistance for local emergency responders along the State Highway 130 corridor.

(Business Matters) – Fears are mounting about the future for 3,000 workers at a Leonardo helicopter factory in Yeovil, Somerset, England, as the United Kingdom (UK) government drags its heels on a major defense contract for the New Medium Helicopter program.