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The FAA is accepting comments through Oct. 27 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time visual inspection for cracks in the mounting bracket on the oil cooler fan assembly housing, as well as a modification of the mounting bracket. The AD takes effect Sep. 25.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 25, requires repetitive inspections of certain swashplate nuts for cracks, fretting, or slippage marks, as well as replacement, if necessary. The FAA is accepting comments on the AD through Oct. 27.

Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup provides an update on changes to the MedXPress program from the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.

The company has started the final flight-testing stage—transition testing—for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing prototype.

The company provides mission equipment, including hoists and winches, for search-and-rescue and human external cargo helicopter operators. Read this story to learn how YOUR VAI member company can be in the Spotlight!

(Forbes) – A proposal to reduce the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) budget by 24%, if approved in Congress, would be disastrous for American scientific leadership in advanced air mobility and vertical flight aeronautics, argues Mike Hirschberg.

Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explains how the vertical aviation community can draw safety lessons from the motorsport industry in the latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.