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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires measuring the axial play of the rotating scissors spherical bearings as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD, takes effect Jan. 17, 2025. The FAA is accepting public comments through Feb. 18, 2025.

The FAA is seeking comments by Feb. 18, 2025, on an airworthiness directive (AD) that requires repetitively inspecting the bolted joint between the cardan-pivot joint assembly and the tail-rotor actuator piston rod. The AD becomes effective Jan. 17, 2025. It is related to emergency AD 2024-25-51, which was issued Dec. 12, 2024.

The FAA has formally approved a means of compliance for Wingtra to operate small unmanned aircraft over people, effective Dec. 30, 2024.

The FAA has accepted a means of compliance for the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (VT MAAP) to operate small unmanned aircraft over people, effective Dec. 30, 2024.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) emergency airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53–Fuselage–Pylon Reinforcement Fittings–Inspection, took effect Dec. 26, 2024.

The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued a supplemental type certificate for Recoil Aerospace to install its Tsunami aerial fire-suppression tank system on the Airbus Helicopters H225 Super Puma.

German electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker Lilium has reached an agreement to sell its operating assets to investment group Mobile Uplift Corp.

2024 was a year of significant change for VAI, just as it was for the vertical aviation industry. From our rebranding as Vertical Aviation International to our work on your behalf with legislators and regulators to the creation of exciting new events for VERTICON, our annual conference and trade show, 2024 has been a nonstop […]

VAI Daily will halt publication from Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in observance of the holiday season.