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VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Drones, helicopters replace tractors in flooded area of Australia

(ABC News) – Farmers in northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia, are using drones, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft to manage their crops from the sky after the region received its average annual rainfall in just eight weeks, making it difficult to use heavy ground equipment.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Unauthorized flight results in helicopter crash into hotel

(CNN) – A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a seaside hotel Aug. 12 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, resulting in the death of the pilot. Local authorities are working with charter operator Nautilus Aviation to investigate the unauthorized use of one of its helicopters.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Irish Coast Guard SAR operations could conflict with military base

(Irish Independent) – Irish Air Corps officials are considering how a planned Irish Coast Guard search-and-rescue (SAR) base at Weston Airport (EIWT) could impact safety at its Casement Aerodrome (EIME) base southwest of Dublin.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

AirLife Utah recognizes law enforcement, fire agencies for teamwork

Air Methods operator AirLife Utah presented awards to local partners the Tremonton–Garland Police Department, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office, and Fielding Fire Department/EMS on Aug. 6 in Tremonton.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

GACA maps out development of AAM in Saudi Arabia

(Times Aerospace) – The Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has released an advanced air mobility (AAM) roadmap that aims to make the country’s AAM sector the safest in the Middle East.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Skyportz receives orders for more than 1,000 vertipads

(Urban Air Mobility) – Following the release of its vertipad concept at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow in July, Skyportz is reporting three large orders involving more than 1,000 units.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Fast Company awards Skyryse for design of flight-control system

Fast Company magazine has given Skyryse a 2024 Innovation by Design award for its simplified flight controls on the Skyryse One, which is based on the Robinson R66.

VAI Daily

Aug. 12, 2024

Michigan government awards funds to expand drone capabilities

(NPR) – The Michigan government is awarding more than $6 million in grant funding to Michigan Central, Beta Technologies, Skyports Drone Services, and Traverse Connect as part of its Advanced Aerial Mobility Activation Fund.

VAI Daily

Aug. 9, 2024

USCG crew rescues boaters during tropical storm (VIDEO)

A US Coast Guard (USCG) Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Clearwater, Florida, hoisted two boaters Aug. 4 off the coast of Boca Grande after they lost their sail during Tropical Storm Debby.