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With the US government reopened under a continuing resolution through Jan. 30, 2026, the FAA has paused further flight reductions. VAI will continue to monitor developments and work with the FAA, Congress, and the Modern Skies Coalition to support the safe restoration of full aviation operations. 

At our Oct. 29 webinar, VAI Director of Regulatory Affairs Amber Harrison discussed how the proposed FAA Part 108 rule would affect vertical aviation operations, what led up to the rule, and the comments VAI submitted to the FAA about the effects the rule could have on VAI members.

Discover how VAI scholarship recipients have turned opportunity into achievement—and how you can do the same—in this exclusive VAI Daily series.

Rotortrade named Founding Partner of 2026 Bali conference.

We are accepting nominations for the 2026 scholarship program through tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14, at 11:59 pm eastern (UTC-5). Scholarships are available for VAI members in the areas of aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

The company opened a new 64,000-sq.-ft. maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Miramar as part of a $30 million investment to expand its global MRO network.

Under the contract, Davenport Aviation will provide a Loft Dynamics Airbus H125 virtual reality simulator for the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has validated multiple FAA supplemental type certificates for the GPMS International health and usage monitoring system (HUMS), including for the Airbus H125, Bell 407, Bell 429, and Bell 212/412.

Vislink has secured orders valued at more than $2 million to provide its airborne video downlink system (AVDS) for law enforcement operators in the United States and Canada.