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Operators, regulators, and industry leaders addressed workforce pressures, compliance, emergency readiness, and wildfire response trends Dec. 9 in Boise, Idaho.

The VAI Elections Committee is seeking to add industry professionals to the Board of Directors to help craft the association’s future strategy. Four director positions are open for the term Jul. 1, 2026, to Jun. 30, 2029.

In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter, Chris Baur notes that fatal US helicopter accidents have been trending in a favorable direction in recent months based on the five-year average but are worse than in 2024. Baur is industry chairman of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) and a member of the VAI Board of Directors.

(CBC) – The Royal Canadian Navy has released footage of a helicopter response to a crew member who fell overboard from a vessel near Bentinck Island in British Columbia.

(NBC News) – A helicopter crew hoisted two people who became stranded Dec. 4 while riding an ATV in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

The Melbourne, Victoria–based logistics and supply chain company has ordered an Airbus H160 for passenger transportation.

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved US$40 million for the Embraer subsidiary.

The white paper, “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility – Automated Traffic Management Services for Low-Altitude Operations,” outlines how to safely integrate autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft into urban airspace.