VAI Weekly

VAI, industry groups support NPRM clarifying FAA’s preemption authorityVAI News

VAI, industry groups support NPRM clarifying FAA’s preemption authority

VAI and aviation industry partners submitted comments Sep. 4, 2026, supporting the FAA’s efforts to reaffirm a uniform federal framework…
September 9, 2026
GE Aerospace to acquire Consolidated Precision Products, expanding mission-critical castings capacityMember News

GE Aerospace to acquire Consolidated Precision Products, expanding mission-critical castings capacity

GE Aerospace announced Sep. 8 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Consolidated Precision Products, a manufacturer of highly…
September 9, 2026
Safety check: Radio blah-blahSafety

Safety check: Radio blah-blah

(Enstrom RotorWire) - Randy Sharkey, Goshen (Indiana) Municipal Airport manager and pilot for Sweet Helicopters, explains why keeping radio chatter…
September 9, 2026
McDermott Aviation prepares for Australian firefighting seasonMember News

McDermott Aviation prepares for Australian firefighting season

Last week marked the start of Queensland’s fire season, and aerial firefighting specialist McDermott Aviation is gearing up, preparing to…
September 9, 2026
Avincis introduces heat-ready helicopters in Extremadura, SpainIndustry News

Avincis introduces heat-ready helicopters in Extremadura, Spain

(Vertical Plus) - Avincis has introduced two new helicopters to its helicopter air ambulance operation in Extremadura, replacing the Leonardo…
September 9, 2026
Robinson Unmanned R44 Airtruck demos offshore capabilities in LouisianaMember News

Robinson Unmanned R44 Airtruck demos offshore capabilities in Louisiana

Two days of flight operations put the unmanned variant of the Robinson R44 over an offshore-style deck, hosted by the…
September 9, 2026
California regional park police officers honored for Mission Peak rescueAcross the Web

California regional park police officers honored for Mission Peak rescue

Two officers in the East Bay Regional Park District Air Support Unit in Livermore, California, have been recognized for their…
September 9, 2026
Malaysian authorities recover remains of all 5 aboard crashed FDS helicopterFlight Ops

Malaysian authorities recover remains of all 5 aboard crashed FDS helicopter

(AP) - Authorities on Sep. 9 recovered the remains of all five people aboard a Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter…
September 9, 2026
Japan’s fire and disaster management agency orders its 1st Airbus H160Member News

Japan’s fire and disaster management agency orders its 1st Airbus H160

Purpose-built to serve at the front lines of crises, the aircraft’s primary role will be rapid aerial reconnaissance and real-time…
September 8, 2026