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The FAA revisions, which take effect Mar. 19 for all aircraft in the US National Airspace System, will adopt miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR altitudes and changeover points for certain federal government airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed.

The new IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi will allow Mercy Air 15, an Air Methods operator in Kern County, California, to expand operations in low-visibility conditions, including tule fog.

Bristow Group has selected TrustFlight’s Centrik 5 software to strengthen safety reporting, risk management, and compliance oversight across its global fleet.

(AirMed&Rescue) – Air Methods operator Wellstar Health System has added a second air ambulance at Griffin–Spalding County Airport that will service residents in Atlanta and western Georgia.

The companies will collaborate to introduce the Skyportz Aeroberm modular vertipad for advanced air mobility operators in Japan.

(Business Wire) – The company has appointed Mona Bates senior VP and chief information and digital officer. Bates was previously chief digital officer for Collins Aerospace.

VAI encourages pilots, mission planners, and operators—particularly those conducting low-level, off-airport, or special-mission operations—to consider using SlackMap as a supplemental awareness tool.

(New York Post) – A Pima County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Department helicopter crew is using an advanced Bluetooth technology to search the area around Guthrie’s home north of Tucson with the hopes of getting a ping from her pacemaker.

The FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is now open, and VAI encourages operators to participate. Governmental agencies and industry organizations will use data from the survey results to compute safety metrics, determine funding for infrastructure and service needs, and more.

Key members of the US Senate and House of Representatives have introduced the bipartisan Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, which would reform FAA type certification for advanced air mobility aircraft by setting clearer timelines, increasing transparency, and allowing delegation of routine compliance work so that FAA experts can focus on safety-critical issues. VAI joins a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders in endorsing the bill.