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VAI Weekly
January 2, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA 341G and SA 342JThis FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires repetitive tap inspections of certain part-numbered main-rotor blades and, if necessary, repairing or replacing them.
VAI Weekly
January 2, 2026
PHI Aviation pilot offers tips for responding to bird strikesDan Power, pilot with PHI Aviation, details the corrective actions he took after a low-level bird strike involving a US Department of Justice Bell 407 in the latest edition of the US Helicopter Sa ...
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
Part 108: Next steps(POWER UP magazine) - Now that public comments are closed, here’s what’s next for this era-defining FAA regulation.
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
US FCC updates covered list to include foreign drones, critical componentsThe US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added unmanned aircraft systems and critical components produced in countries outside the United State ...
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
Rotortrade to establish maintenance hub in Saudi ArabiaUnder a partnership with the Special Integrated Logistics Zone Co., Rotortrade will develop a maintenance, sales, and services facility in Riyadh with plans to open in late 2026.
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
Skyryse completes 1st flight of Black Hawk with SkyOSThe company also conducted automated pickup, hover, and set down procedures using the SkyOS operating system on a Sikorsky Black Hawk.
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
Rolls-Royce evaluates prototype engine for MV-75The manufacturer has started testing the prototype AE 1107F that will power the US Army’s Bell MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft at its facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
VAI Weekly
December 23, 2025
New VAI conference to focus on safety in Southeast AsiaThe inaugural VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference will bring together operators, regulators, manufacturers, and other aviation safety professionals from across the region to strengthen c ...
VAI Weekly
December 22, 2025
VAI outlines support for FAA’s eVTOL, AAM integration programThe association submitted letters of support for applications from at least 10 US states for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pil ...
















