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VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
NTSB final report: AS350 B3, Potrero, California, Dec. 16, 2024The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this fatal accident to be the pilot’s loss of control during cruise flight due to incapacitation for undetermin ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
BETA launches NC eIPP operations to build scalable model for rural healthcare accessBETA Technologies on Sep. 23 announced the launch of flight operations in North Carolina’s eLIFT program under the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AA ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Don’t miss the VAI 2026 Aerial Work Safety Conference!Join us for the 2026 VAI Aerial Work Safety Conference, taking place in Boise, Idaho, Nov. 16–18! Hear presentations from the US Forest Service, the US Wildland Fire Service, the FAA, and others, ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Final FAA AD: Hélicoptères Guimbal, Model Cabri G2 helicoptersThe FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Hélicoptères Guimbal Model Cabri G2 helicopters. This AD, effective Nov. 2, 2026, was prompted by a report of a potential malfunc ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland helicoptersThe FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Model EC135 P1, EC135 P2, EC135 P2+, EC135 P3, EC135 T1, EC135 T2, EC135 T2+, EC135 T3, and EC635 T2+ ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, certain EC130 T2 helicoptersThe FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model EC130 T2 helicopters, effective Nov. 2, 2026. This AD, prompted by the determination that helicopter operators recei ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
What Happens After the Helicopter Rescue?Former helicopter rescue swimmer George Cavallo, a 20-year veteran of the US Coast Guard, takes VAI Weekly readers inside one of his helicopter rescues but also explores something we don’t talk ab ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
MOSTAVIO secures Transport Canada Special Flight Operations CertificateThe regulatory approval advances the Toronto–based aerospace company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) program toward outdoor untethered flight testing.
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
VAI, coalition applaud unveiling of Modern Skies ActVAI is proud to join the Modern Skies Coalition, of which the association is a member, in supporting continued investment in the modernization of our nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, whi ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
How air medical operators are building the next generation of talent(Vertical Plus) - Facing fierce competition for pilots, clinicians, and maintainers, air medical organizations are creating new pathways to attract, develop, and retain talent.
