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The association is calling on rotorcraft pilots across the globe to join the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety initiative by exploring the dedicated vertical aviation track at gasafe.org, a website developed in collaboration with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

(POWER UP magazine) – US state legislatures were also busy as the first quarter of the year neared completion.

(POWER UP magazine) – After Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of Western North Carolina in September 2024, volunteers brought in more than 100 privately owned helicopters to provide emergency relief. By standing up Operation Helo, they aim to be ready for the next time they’re needed.

The FAA is seeking comments by May 19 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require updating the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or the instructions for continued airworthiness. It would also require updating the existing maintenance or inspection program, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD. The FAA AD takes effect Apr. 18.

CAE Defense & Security has obtained a contract to continue supporting the US Army Advanced Helicopter Flight Training Support (AHFTS) program through 2030.

CMC Savunma Sanayi and the Turkish Directorate of Forestry have signed a contract for the operator to provide aerial support for the country’s wildfire response efforts in 2025.

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) will present the awards to the winners May 22 during its 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

An Airbus Summit 2025 panel outlined the OEM’s progress in its Racer high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator Mar. 25 in Toulouse, France.

VAI and a coalition of more than 30 aviation industry groups are backing US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s call for a new air traffic control (ATC) system in the United States.

The air medical provider and the OEM have reached an expanded agreement that includes new helicopters for air medical, search-and-rescue, disaster response, law enforcement, and surveillance operations, as well as training and engineering facilities in Queensland.