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The VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, which takes place May 27–29 in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, will feature a session with David Boyle from Willis. Boyle will explain how operators can identify risk and insure against it as part of their risk-mitigation strategy.

The company raised $80 million and secured access to up to $800 million more, extending debt maturities and strengthening funding flexibility.

The Airbus Racer demonstrator has logged 50+ hours, showing high speed, 25% better fuel efficiency, and advanced maneuverability in real-world tests.

We thank Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), longtime chair of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, for his decades of service and leadership in the general aviation community.

The founding partner of the VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, Rotortrade is inviting vertical aviation operators, pilots, safety professionals, regulators, trainers, OEMs, insurance providers, and other stakeholders to the event. The conference takes place May 27–29 in Bali, Indonesia.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and German Federal Aviation Office (LBA) have certified Reiser Simulation and Training’s Airbus H145 D3 extended reality (XR) simulator as a Level 3 flight training device.

The helicopter dealership is the platinum sponsor of anniversary celebrations at the Air Mercy Service hangar at Cape Town International Airport (FACT).

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University hosted a series of celebrations last week, including a Mar. 26 gala in Daytona Beach, Florida, to honor the milestone. The university also launched Imagine What’s Next, a campaign that will focus on developing the next generation of aviators.

Local operators joined aviation safety regulators, international experts, and representatives of Airbus Helicopters and Loft Dynamics for a Safety First in the Himalayas roadshow that started Feb. 24–25 and ran through Mar. 25. The roadshow trained Airbus H125 operators using a Loft Dynamics virtual reality (VR) simulator.

Vertical Aerospace has selected Italian company Isoclima Group to supply the transparency suite, including the pilot and passenger canopies and glazing system, for its Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.