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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report that indicates a witness heard an engine “sputter” before the helicopter fell. Investigators found evidence of a wasp’s nest in the vent tube leading to the fuel tank. The pilot died in the accident.

A crew from Air Methods operator ARCH Air Medical in Effingham, Illinois, reconnected with a person whose life they saved after an ATV accident earlier this summer.

(Airports International) – Volocopter and Groupe ADP have completed a crewed test flight of Volocopter’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at the Saint-Cyr-l’École aerodrome near Paris.

LifeFlight Australia’s new maintenance facility at Archerfield Airport near Brisbane, Queensland, provides services for a fleet of 19 air medical helicopters and 4 fixed-wing aircraft.

Joby Aviation has rolled out its third production prototype electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and continues to advance toward certification, the company announced in its second quarter 2024 financial report.

Stellantis will contribute up to $400 million to help scale production to 650 Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft annually through 2030, Archer Aviation notes in its second quarter FY2024 earnings report.

Archer Aviation is planning to launch a network of advanced air mobility hubs in the Los Angeles area by 2026, including a potential new vertiport near SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Irving, Texas–based CHC Helicopter has received a contract from RWE Renewables to support development of the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm in Europe’s North Sea with a Leonardo AW139 and crew-change services.

(AirMed&Rescue) – The Arizona National Guard is deploying two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crews to Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) to help support firefighters across Sacramento County.

The FAA recently mandated safety management systems (SMSs) for a large portion of helicopter operators. To help demystify the new rule, VAI brought together a team of experts at our Aug. 8, 2024, webinar to explain who needs to comply, how to fully implement a formal SMS, and how to submit a SMS declaration of […]