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Four seats are open in three operator member categories. Each director elected will serve a term of three years beginning Jul. 1, 2026. Electronic election ballots have been distributed to VAI membership representatives of vertical aircraft operator members.

Smith Myers Communications has added passive Wi-Fi, Bluetooth detection and geolocation, and ATAK cursor-on-target integration functions to its ARTEMIS system.

The company will highlight its new Veryon Defect Analysis and EBIS MRO programs in addition to rotorcraft-specific enhancements to the Veryon Tracking platform at next week’s VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The company announced details this week about an October 2025 demonstration of its Genesys GRC 4000 autopilot on a Sikorsky UH-60 that included a fully automated liftoff, flight, and landing.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded a contract to the Airbus Helicopters subsidiary for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) project to develop a drone system that expands on the Capa-X UAS.

VIH Aerospace, which is based near Victoria International Airport (CYYJ) in British Columbia, Canada, is now a Sikorsky authorized customer support center for the S-92A helicopter.

The company completed maintenance check pilot training, including evaluation training on the Bell 429, for the Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing, which also operates Leonardo AW139s in the United Arab Emirates city.

Roberto Cingolani is emphasizing the strategic importance of the United Kingdom to the company after receiving a £1 billion contract for 23 AW149 helicopters that the OEM will build in Yeovil, Somerset, England.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67 – Rotors Flight Control – Collective Stick Torque Tube Assembly – Inspection/Replacement, takes effect Mar. 18.

The company has received an FAA supplemental type certificate to install its Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) on the Boeing CH-47D Chinook under a partnership with Columbia Helicopters. PJ Helicopters is the first operator to receive the HUMS system for the CH-47D.