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(Adirondack Daily Enterprise) – Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is proposing an update to state laws that would align with new US federal regulations and provide opportunities for the drone manufacturing industry.

The FAA highlights brothers Jamie and Jackie Black, who inspired the Aviation Safety Moments video “Flight Control Cable Failures,” which identifies causes, risks, and prevention strategies associated with control-cable issues in aircraft maintenance.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew assisted with a multiagency effort to hoist the surfer from rocks near Surfer’s Beach Jan. 9 in Aguadilla.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report indicates that the helicopters were flying in tandem prior to the midair collision. They were slightly staggered and flying on a similar heading before converging and colliding, according to surveillance video. Both private pilots died in the accident.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Jan. 26, 2026. It will supersede AD 2025-0090, released Apr. 23, 2025.

The companies have agreed to establish vertiports at Campo de Marte Airport (SBMT) in São Paulo and Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (SBJR) in Rio de Janeiro.

The Cambridgeshire, England–based air medical service responded to emergency calls 1,948 times during 2025.

The OEM delivered the milestone aircraft to HSM-41, the US Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron, which will use it for MH-60R pilot training in support of the US Pacific Fleet.

The US Department of Interior (DOI) is moving ahead with Phase 3, which marks the next step in establishing the US Wildland Fire Service but does not transfer personnel or assets from the US Forest Service. The US Senate Committee on Appropriations is calling for a feasibility study to evaluate the consolidation. We will continue to monitor developments with this issue and provide updates to VAI members.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will host a public board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to release the probable cause of a Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA).