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VAI urges prompt votes on DeLeeuw and Edwards nominations. Alexandria, VA (Feb. 3, 2026) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) congratulates John DeLeeuw and Daniel Edwards following action by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to advance their nominations for key transportation leadership roles. DeLeeuw has been nominated to serve as a member […]

(Aerospace Testing International) – Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have completed wind-tunnel tests of a four-bladed helicopter rotor system that uses piezoceramic actuators to actively twist the blades, demonstrating noise reductions of up to 7 dB during landing descent.

(CBC) – Officials are crediting a 13-year-old boy with saving his mother and two younger siblings after swimming 4 km (2.5 miles) to alert police. A helicopter crew located the family members, who were swept out to sea while kayaking off the coast near Quindalup in Western Australia.

We will display the winning photos, including the Grand Prize entry from Michael Portmann of Zermatt, Wallis, Switzerland, during VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The OEM is revisiting a year that saw Enstrom release its new 480B Elite and Signature models, achieve FAA certification of its crash-resistant fuel system for the 480B, and expand its service network with Heli-Lynx Helicopters.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with the FAA to enforce no-drone zones in the San Francisco Bay Area this week leading up to the National Football League Super Bowl LX on Sunday.

The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require a one-time detailed visual inspection of the electrical harnesses for chafing. It would also require rotation of the backshell cast housing of connectors in the lower-engine airframe unit and installation of a wire-harness bracket and support, and—for certain helicopters—installation of a wire-bundle sleeve.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 18, requires revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual following reports of a cracked main-gearbox support case. The FAA is accepting comments on the AD through Mar. 20.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – Officials from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil signed an agreement Feb. 2 to partner on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including developing policies, certification, and technical standards for safety.