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VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
VAI, EHA extend EUROPEAN ROTORS partnershipEuropean Helicopter Association (EHA) Chairman Fredrik Kämpfe visited VAI headquarters last week to meet with VAI President and CEO François Lassale to discuss the two associations’ collaboration ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NTSB final report: Bell 206L-1, Thibodaux, Louisiana, Jul. 23, 2025The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this fatal accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of power lines during an agricultural appli ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NTSB final report: BK 117 C-1, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, May 19, 2025The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be the maintenance personnel’s failure to identify and replace damaged rivet nuts at the air-c ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NTSB final report: Schweizer 269C-1, Alvord, Texas, Feb. 28, 2025The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NTSB final report: Robinson R22, Springfield, Missouri, Oct. 21, 2025The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s lack of pro ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NTSB final report: Bell 206L, Fern Prairie, Washington, Sep. 26, 2024The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be an aeroelastic interaction between the helicopter’s main-rotor blades and nodal beam system ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
Milestone announces sale of 3 Airbus H225 helicopters to Austria-based Kitz-AirThe three helicopters, which Milestone Aviation Group delivered to Kitz-Air in July, will undergo modification and conversion work in Europe before entering service in aerial firefighting operatio ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
Proposed FAA special conditions: Pratt and Whitney CanadaThis action proposes special conditions for Pratt and Whitney Canada aircraft engine Model PW220A, which features a novel design compared with the state of technology envisioned in the airworthine ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
NASA commits $10.5M to workforce pipeline(AIN) - The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is putting $10.5 million behind an effort to funnel more students into the aerospace industry, awarding grants to seven organiza ...
VAI Weekly
August 25, 2026
Nancy Kassebaum, architect of GA product liability reform, dies(AIN) - Nancy Landon Kassebaum, the former Republican US senator from Kansas who shepherded through one of the most monumental pieces of legislation for the general aviation industry, died Aug. 21 ...
