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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has named Sikorsky’s Peter Lorber the recipient of its 45th annual Alexander A. Nikolsky Honorary Lectureship.

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on Jan. 20, 2025. VAI commends his leadership and contributions to advancing aviation and vertical flight industry priorities.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Hoist–Inspection, takes effect Dec. 20, 2024.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52–Doors–Jettison Mechanism for Bad Weather Window Emergency Exits–Inspection, becomes effective Dec. 27, 2024.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Pilot Cyclic Stick Bonding Braid–Inspection, takes effect Dec. 27, 2024.

As part of a collaboration that includes SK Telecom, Hanwha Systems, TMAP, and Korea Airports Corp., Joby Aviation has completed a series of flight tests as part of the Korea-Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

The virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal course takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025.

Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on a vertiport that will serve as a testing and flight operations center for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Oxfordshire, England.