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VAI Daily

Mar. 3, 2026

Coptersafety names new chief flight instructor

The company has appointed Eetu Peuraniemi to the role. He succeeds Martin Berner, who remains with Coptersafety as a Leonardo AW139 type rating instructor and type rating examiner.

VAI Daily

Mar. 3, 2026

CCC, Curtiss-Wright to supply landing system for US Navy

The Canadian Commercial Corp. (CCC) and Curtiss-Wright will provide recover assist securing and traversing helicopter landing systems for US Navy ships under a four-year contract with the US Department of Defense.

VAI Daily

Mar. 3, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus AS 332C/C1, AS 332L/L1/L2, and EC225LP

The FAA is accepting comments through Apr. 17 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires inspecting the horizontal stabilizer and the tightening torque and measuring the attachment holes, bracket, and tube assembly. The AD takes effect Mar. 18.

VAI Daily

Mar. 3, 2026

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne, Timberline partner on LiDAR system

Lake Fusion Technologies (LFT), LFT Airborne, and Timberline Aerospace will collaborate to deploy a light detection and ranging (LiDAR)–based situational awareness system for helicopters, including the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and the Airbus H145 and H125/AS350 series.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

Job seekers: Attend VAI’s career fair at VERTICON 2026

The VAI Vertical Aviation Industry Career Fair, sponsored by Air Methods and supported by Rotor Pro, takes place Tuesday, Mar. 10, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. It will include discussions about resumes and presentations from the air tour, offshore, and air ambulance sectors. If you’re planning to attend the career fair as a job seeker, please treat your participation as a job interview: bring an up-to-date resume, dress appropriately, and be prepared to discuss your accomplishments and goals with recruiters.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

Looking into the near and far future of the rotorcraft market

(AIN) – Companies such as Airbus Helicopters, Bell, and Leonardo continue to work toward meeting demand for new and upgraded helicopters. Other companies see a growing opportunity to ramp back up on their legacy models. Many OEMs are looking into the distant future at far-reaching technologies and capabilities—such as speed—that could reshape the traditional helicopter in the future.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

Higgins Leasing hosts Robinson maintenance course

The Texas-based authorized service center for Robinson provided a recurrent maintenance course for R22, R44, and R66 operators last week with support from Hughes Aerospace.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

VAI congratulates John DeLeeuw on NTSB confirmation

We applaud the US Senate confirmation of DeLeeuw to serve as a member of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

British government places order for 23 Leonardo helicopters

(Reuters) – The new contract, worth as much as £1 billion (US$1.35 billion), had appeared to be up in the air with just days to go until a Mar. 1 deadline.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

IAWA releases 2nd edition of women in aerospace study

The International Aerospace Womens Association (IAWA) “Lift Off to Leadership” study, a collaboration with Oliver Wyman, is a follow-up to the first edition released in 2021. It offers insights into the challenges women face in gaining leadership positions in aviation and the importance of making progress on the issue to help address a global shortage of pilots and maintenance technicians.