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(Associated Press/WGNO) – A helicopter helping to control a wildfire in Gunnison, Colorado, crashed into a reservoir Jul. 12, killing the pilot. The aircraft was a Kaman K-1200 that “crashed under unknown circumstances, becoming inverted,” according to preliminary reports.

Hosted by the Virginia Department of Aviation in partnership with the FAA and BETA Technologies, the Jul. 10 demonstration featured a BETA aircraft transporting manufactured human organs approximately 275 nautical miles from Virginia to Maryland. VAI will actively support our members and states as we drive the implementation of the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) forward.

(GlobalAir.com) – The renaming, effective Jul. 9, changes the facility’s FAA and ICAO identifiers from PBI and KPBI to DJT and KDJT, respectively. Operators have until Oct. 7 to update their FAA documents, flight-planning systems, and navigation data.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that, in the absence of a technical fault or malfunction, the exact cause of the helicopter’s loss of control could not be identified. The event appeared to demonstrate the
characteristics of a loss of tail-rotor effectiveness, but this was considered to have been unusual in this type of helicopter. Similarly, tail-rotor breakaway was considered but could not be positively determined.

(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) – Electric aviation may have proven it can fly, but whether it can scale is now the central question, according to industry and government experts attending the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) AVIATION Forum 2026 in June.

This FAA safety alert for operators (SAFO) provides safety information to operators that have cockpit voice recorders installed on their aircraft.

(Autonomy Global) – The collaboration integrates Electra’s EL9 ultra short hybrid-electric passenger aircraft with UrbanV’s vertiport development and operations capabilities and Signature Aviation’s global network of private aviation facilities to enable a new model of direct, point-to-point air travel.

A forward-looking legislative proposal that would provide long-term, dedicated monies to strengthen Pennsylvania’s aviation system, the Aviation Investment & Reform (AIR) Act would help overcome years of inadequate aviation funding in the state.