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(The News-Gazette) – A Virginia State Police Med-Flight I crew hoisted an injured hiker Apr. 1 from Arnolds Valley near Natural Bridge Station.

Available exclusively to VAI members, the AeroInside SafetyScan global rotorcraft accident and incident research tool lets you search and filter reports by helicopter model, operation type, engine manufacturer, and more.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing its In-Time Aviation Safety Management System, which is designed to be an improved warning system that can predict hazards to drones before they occur.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect May 8, 2025, requires updating the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or the instructions for continued airworthiness. It also requires updating the existing maintenance or inspection program, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD. It will supersede FAA AD 2008-10-01, issued May 6, 2008, and AD 2010-05-51, issued Apr. 29, 2010.

A LifeFlight helicopter crew airlifted a driver Mar. 30 whose off-road vehicle became stuck in floodwater two days earlier in a remote area of Queensland.

Bell Textron highlights the systems, processes, and technologies that are being developed for the next generation of military aircraft.

(Reuters) – The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation plans to subpoena the US Army to obtain a report detailing why it routinely failed to use Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) on helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) if the military does not turn over the report by Friday, Apr. 4.

Bell Textron has awarded a subcontract to GE Aerospace to develop avionics systems for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is asking for industry input on a set of reference materials about advanced air mobility to help regulators in the Asia–Pacific region develop standards.