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VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

NTSB preliminary report: Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2, Lebanon, Tennessee, Nov. 8, 2025

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that a flight paramedic got involved with conducting an emergency landing after observing a “blank stare” and unresponsive actions from the pilot. One person died in the accident.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

Italian Air Force establishes national helicopter training hub

(The Aviationist) – The new facility at Viterbo Air Force Base north of Rome is part of a reorganization of the country’s rotary-wing training system.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

Proposed FAA AD: Leonardo AB139 and AW139

The FAA is requesting comments by Mar. 9 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacement of certain life-raft inflation systems. It would also prohibit the installation of an affected inflation system on any helicopter.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

Eve Air Mobility secures financing to advance eVTOL aircraft

The Embraer subsidiary has obtained $150 million in debt financing from a syndicate of financial companies, including Banco do Brasil, Citibank, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, for continued development of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC175B

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA – Rotorcraft Flight Manual – Limitations and Normal Procedures Section – Amendment, takes effect Feb. 3.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

Revised EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62 – Main Rotor – Swashplate Bearing – Inspections, revises AD 2024-0229, released Dec. 2, 2024.

VAI Daily

Jan. 21, 2026

Trakka Systems installs searchlight on French Airbus H160

The company has integrated its TrakkaBeam A800 searchlight on the Airbus H160 for the French Gendarmerie Nationale.

VAI Daily

Jan. 20, 2026

FAASTeam to host webinar about USHST Peer Pilot Program

Learn more about the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) mental health support program during the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) webinar on Feb. 11 at 7:30 pm eastern (UTC-5). The webinar will feature Chris Baur, USHST cochair; Aedrian Bekker, cofounder of the Centre for Aviation Psychology; and Jessica Auslander, a clinical counselor specializing in aviation.

VAI Daily

Jan. 20, 2026

Crew hoists stranded mountain biker in California (VIDEO)

(KOLO) – A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew assisted with finding and rescuing a lost mountain biker on a trail near Downieville, according to a Jan. 18 post from the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office.