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VAI urges all industry members to weigh in on the proposed drone rules. The regulations will have a profound impact on the future and safety of our industry. Submit your comments before 11:59 pm eastern (UTC-4), Monday, Oct. 6.

In the September edition of VAI Flight Report, VAI Director of Regulatory Affairs Amber Harrison breaks down the recently proposed FAA rule that would enable beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems. The proposed rule, also known as Part 108, introduces significant changes to how aircraft share the low-altitude airspace where vertical flight operations routinely take place.

The FAA has published updated helicopter route charts as part of its regular 52-day cycle, including permanent changes following the Jan. 29 midair collision of a military helicopter and a regional passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). The updates include changes to helicopter routes at KDCA and zones at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) in Virginia and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) in Maryland.

The new bipartisan National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) Aerospace Committee will host its inaugural meeting Oct. 20–21 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Send in your nominations by Friday, Oct. 17. Learn more about the Law Enforcement and Maintenance Awards in this installment of a continuing series of articles about the program.

AMSTAT will highlight upgrades to its Premier+ platform at Booth #2575 during the National Business Aviation Association’s 2025 National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, which takes place Oct. 14–16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Airbus has published a feature about how International Aircraft Services (IAS) is using a new H145 to support offshore oil field operations from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

(Vertical magazine) – As costs soar and reimbursements lag, air medical operators are confronting mounting pressures to keep critical services flying, especially in rural communities.

(WBNS) – The National Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Center of Excellence opened two years ago in Springfield, Ohio.

The Japanese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer participated in a Sep. 10 public–private discussion about establishing eVTOL operations in Bangkok, Thailand. The group included representatives from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, Bangkok Airways, Saha Group, and Saha Tokyu Corp.