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VAI Daily

Sep. 9, 2024

Helicopter crashes in El Salvador, police chief among casualties

(BBC) – A military helicopter went down shortly after takeoff Sep. 8 in San Salvador, resulting in the deaths of nine people, including Police Director-General Mauricio Arriaza. El Salvador’s president has ordered an investigation and said he does not think the crash was an accident.

VAI Daily

Sep. 9, 2024

Air Zermatt crews rescue people trapped after landslide

(Euronews) – Helicopter crews from Air Zermatt airlifted more than 2,000 people stranded at a resort on the top of a mountain in Switzerland Sep. 6 after a mudslide cut off road access to the area.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

NTSB final report: Bell 206, Greenville, Illinois, Nov. 2, 2022

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the maintenance technician’s failure to inspect and clean the entire fuel-nozzle assembly in accordance with the engine maintenance manual, which resulted in fuel starvation and a partial loss of engine power.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Government of Iraq orders a dozen Airbus H225Ms

Airbus Helicopters has obtained a contract from the Iraq Ministry of Defense to provide 12 multirole H225M helicopters that will replace Mil Mi-17s in service with the Iraqi Army.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Royal Navy helicopter crashes into water during training exercise

(BBC) – A UK Royal Navy Merlin went down into the English Channel Sep. 4 while conducting night-flying exercises with an aircraft carrier. One crew member died in the accident and two others sustained injuries.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Helicopter pilot makes precautionary landing on California highway

(CBS News) – California Highway Patrol officers shut down the southbound lanes of Route 110 in Los Angeles for several hours Sep. 5 after a helicopter pilot made a precautionary landing on the highway. No one was hurt.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Dufour, Savback evaluate unmanned tiltwing platform in Sweden

Dufour Aerospace and Savback Helicopters have conducted 12 test flights of Dufour’s AeroMini 10 tiltwing prototype at the Västervik Drone Science Park at Västervik Airfield (ESSW) in Kalmar County, Sweden.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

HeliTSA expands Airbus EC135 training in Australia

Brisbane, Queensland–based HeliTSA has added Airbus EC135 type training, including for two different engines, into its lineup of courses.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Back to school: FAA seeks to support next generation of aviators

As students head back to school this fall, the FAA is gearing up to emphasize aerospace as part of the educational experience across the United States, including through campus visits, scholarships, and grant programs.

VAI Daily

Sep. 6, 2024

Altaport, WSP release concept for vertiport automation system

Lehi, Utah–based Altaport and Canadian professional services firm WSP have developed a concept of operations that provides a detailed approach to the business requirements of a vertiport automation system.