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VAI is asking the FAA to reconsider numerous aspects of its proposed new rule to expand beyond visual line of sight drone operations. The proposed rule would introduce significant changes to how aircraft share the low-altitude airspace where vertical flight operations routinely take place.

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter includes a column from Ryan Naru, aviation policy and regulatory affairs lead for Joby Aviation. Naru discusses how the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rule and powered-lift Special Federal Aviation Regulation will affect low-altitude IFR operations.

The Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s Nomad family of uncrewed aerial systems will feature a twin-propeller design with the ability to take off, hover, and land vertically, plus cruise in fixed-wing mode for extended periods.

The company has obtained a Transport Canada supplemental type certificate to install its Bear Paw kit on the Airbus H145 D3 in collaboration with air medical provider STARS.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Location Transmitter Mounting Tray – Replacement, takes effect Oct. 20.

The OEM conducted a public demonstration of its electric air taxi during the 2025 California International Airshow in Salinas.

VAI is urging all industry members to submit comments on the FAA’s proposed rule, Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations, before tonight’s deadline at 11:59 pm eastern (UTC-4).

In a fatal helicopter accident, the loss of one life affects hundreds more. Advanced helicopter simulator flight instructor Jim Bates explains why every aviation decision matters in the October edition of Spotlight on Safety.