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Construction is complete at the new high-volume manufacturing facility at Covington Municipal Airport (KCVC) in Newton County under a partnership with automaker Stellantis. Production of Archer’s Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is set to begin in early 2025.

VAI members receive discounts to attend and exhibit at VERTICON (formerly known as HAI HELI-EXPO®), among other VAI events. VERTICON 2025 takes place Mar. 10–13 (exhibits open Mar. 11–13), 2025, in Dallas, Texas.

The US Helicopter Safety Team has announced plans to introduce the Peer Pilot Program for helicopter pilots, with a series of kickoff events scheduled for March 2025 during VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, Texas.

VAI is applauding the FAA’s decision to postpone the implementation of a policy change until Mar. 1, 2025, that would classify incomplete medical applications as denied.

The Torrance, California–based manufacturer is adding an R66 transition course, an avionics and autopilot familiarization course, and a post-maintenance procedure course to its lineup starting in April 2025.

Robinson has obtained FAA authorization to extend the service life for the R22 and R44 main-rotor and tail-rotor blades from 12 to 15 years.

US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06) sent a letter to the FAA on Dec. 18 requesting a delay on a proposed change to policy regarding the consideration of medical applications that’s anticipated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

US Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.-02) comments on being selected to continue serving as ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) for the 119th US Congress.

Matt Johnson, an FAA designated pilot examiner for helicopters, explains more about the new Airman Certification Standards (ACSs) that took effect May 31, 2024, in the second of a two-part column in the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) fall 2024 newsletter.