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VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2This FAA proposed airworthiness directive (AD) would require replacing main rotor blades that are not certificated for installation with serviceable parts. The FAA is accepting comments on the pro ...
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS350 seriesThe FAA is accepting comments through Jan. 2, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require inspecting the gap between the filler and the side plates of a certain cargo ...
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters/MBB BK 117 D-2 and D-3This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Dec. 23, requires a revision of the existing rotorcraft flight manual supplement and replacement of the air conditioning system condenser- ...
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Loft Dynamics, Trifork to train pilots using Apple VR headsetThe companies are developing LoftHOME, which will offer pilot training at home using the Apple Vision Pro virtual reality (VR) headset.
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
FAA qualifies Bell 525 simulator to Level CBell Textron has obtained FAA Level C qualification for its Bell 525 flight simulator from Textron company TRU Simulation + Training.
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Robinson adds factory option for Lightspeed headsetThe OEM will begin offering the Lightspeed ANR Zulu 4 pilot headset at the time of order for all aircraft starting in late November.
VAI Weekly
November 18, 2025
Joby Aviation to add trio of vertiports in DubaiThe three new vertiport sites in the United Arab Emirates city are the American University of Dubai, the Atlantis The Royal resort, and the Dubai Mall.
VAI Weekly
November 17, 2025
VAI scholarship helps Kaela Robertson secure job working on AS350VAI has extended the deadline for applications to the 2026 VAI scholarship program until Friday, Nov. 21. Discover how VAI scholarship recipients have turned opportunity into achievement—and how y ...
VAI Weekly
November 17, 2025
Milestone signs lease agreements with Bristow for 5 new H160sThe Airbus helicopters, four of which are scheduled for delivery in November 2025, will support Bristow’s oil-and-gas operations in Nigeria. The fifth and final aircraft is expected to be delivere ...
VAI Weekly
November 17, 2025
Archer showcases eVTOL flight tests in UAEArcher has successfully completed its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft flight test campaign in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The development marks a major step in the imple ...
