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Avtrain and ANRA Technologies UK have announced a strategic partnership to launch the SORA-Mate platform, an automated Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) risk assessment tool for the United Kingdom (UK) drone market.

When power is lost to the main-rotor system, the very first thing a pilot must do is apply aft, or back, cyclic. This is the lesson legendary rotorcraft flight instructor Pete Gillies shares in his “Cyclic Back” lecture, given industrywide–and via a 13-min. video presentation in this webinar. His advice comes from years of examining […]

In this video, I’ll walk you through some highlights of our recent accomplishments on your behalf, including how VAI was able to mobilize our members to send 96,000 emails to keep open an important heliport in New York City. Or how VAI stopped a Hawaii bill that would have required that state’s air tour operators […]

(Seattle Times) – Boeing has agreed to sell its flight navigation unit to Thoma Bravo for $10.6 billion. The deal also includes Boeing’s ForeFlight, AerData, and OzRunways subsidiaries.

The New York City (NYC) Council will soon vote on Int. 0026-A, which will restrict nonessential helicopter operations at city heliports to fully electric-powered helicopters. VAI and our industry partners—the Eastern Regional Helicopter Council, National Business Aviation Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and National Air Transportation Association—continue to express opposition to ill-informed and shortsighted legislation like Int. 0026-A.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking public comments by May 22 about its proposal to collect information about how humans respond to noise from advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.

Aviation insurance provider USAIG has promoted Robert Kehoe to senior VP and hull loss claims division manager and John Watson to field claims office manager.

(Zag Daily) – Electra Aero has raised $115 million to accelerate the development and certification of its EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft.

(AIN) – The technology demonstrator for the Supernal S-A2 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made its first tethered flight on Mar. 1.