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Archer Aviation is applauding the FAA’s release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft, a key step toward commercialization of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United States.

VAI and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have submitted joint comments to the FAA advocating for more consolidated, safety-focused guidelines for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft facilities.

Kamatics, a subsidiary of Kaman, is partnering with Pocahontas, Arkansas–based Rotorcraft Repair & Manufacturing (RRM) to market and sell RRM’s Dragon Skin Extreme blade coating, which is formulated to protect against erosion and corrosion.

(The Daily Universe) – A helicopter crew from Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s national fire and rescue service, airlifted a family with a 3-month-old baby Oct. 20 after massive flooding in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain proper clearance from a tree limb during an aerial application flight.

Pointing a handheld laser at an aircraft is dangerous and could temporarily blind a pilot, putting them, their passengers, and the people below in danger. The FAA is reminding stargazers and the public that shining a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime that can bring significant fines and jail time.

(Nigerian Tribune) – A Sikorsky S-76 operated by East Wind Aviation went down Oct. 24 into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny, Rivers, Nigeria. Local authorities have confirmed three people died in the accident as they continue to search for five other people on board.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which becomes effective Nov. 12, 2024, retains the requirements of a superseding AD while expanding the applicability and updating the reference materials. The AD requires inspections of certain Pacific Scientific Co. rotary buckle assemblies.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 72–Engine–Gas Generator First Stage High Pressure Turbine Blades–Replacement, takes effect Oct. 31, 2024.

This revised European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Rotating Swashplate Yokes–Inspection, takes effect Nov. 5, 2024.