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VAI Daily

Jul. 18, 2024

Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 407 helicopters

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires operators to inspect certain fuel system parts and perform a fuel quantity gauging system calibration, takes effect Aug. 22, 2024.

VAI Daily

Jul. 18, 2024

ARISE awards AAM readiness grant to North Carolina

(AIN) – North Carolina has received $500,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) to research aviation improvements in preparation for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in the western part of the state.

VAI Daily

Jul. 18, 2024

Bell updates aerospace companies, students in Mexico

Luis Azúa, Bell Mexico’s general manager, represented the company at the 2024 Altitude Congress in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

VAI Daily

Jul. 18, 2024

Electric Power Systems seeks FAA TSO for lithium battery

(Business Wire) – Electric Power Systems has submitted a technical standard order (TSO) application with the FAA for its Epic 1.0 rechargeable lithium battery system.

VAI Daily

Jul. 18, 2024

California grants approval for Archer to expand power-train facilities

Archer Aviation has received approval from the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority for a sales-and-use-tax exclusion to expand its manufacturing facilities in the state.

VAI Daily

Jul. 17, 2024

VAI joins aviation industry groups calling for ATC modernization

VAI has joined a diverse coalition of aviation industry stakeholders, led by Airlines for America and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, asking legislators to support plans to strengthen and modernize the US air traffic control (ATC) system.

VAI Daily

Jul. 17, 2024

Icelandic Coast Guard crews take on 2 rescues in same night

(Iceland Review) – Rescue helicopter crews from the Icelandic Coast Guard airlifted stranded hikers from two separate mountain locations on Jul. 16.

VAI Daily

Jul. 17, 2024

Accident Recovery: Running on (almost) empty

(ROTOR magazine) – Your planned fuel stop doesn’t have fuel. Now what?

VAI Daily

Jul. 17, 2024

Advocating for You: State legislative midyear highlights

(ROTOR magazine) – VAI’s Government Affairs team provides updates on legislative developments in California, Colorado, Hawaii, and New York, including leaded-avgas restrictions, air tour operator insurance rates, and heliport limitations.

VAI Daily

Jul. 17, 2024

Helicopter crew rescues stranded hiker from Canadian creek

(CP24) – The Toronto Fire District called in a Canadian Armed Forces helicopter crew to help airlift a hiker who became trapped Jul. 16 on a small island in waters along Etobicoke Creek near Toronto, Ontario.