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VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Mi-26 once carried a 20-ton woolly mammoth

(Mirror) – In 2017, an Mi-26 crew airlifted the remains of a 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth from the tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

How FAA’s Part 108 could shape global BVLOS regulations

(Commercial UAV News) – As the FAA prepares to finalize Part 108, the long‑awaited rule that will govern beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, the question naturally arises: Will the world follow again like when the FAA released Part 107 in 2016? The stakes are far higher this time.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

NASA group targets autonomous ops with multiple drones

(Dronelife) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Routine Autonomous Multi-Aircraft Operations Working Group is advancing efforts to make autonomous fleet operations using multiple drones a routine part of the US National Airspace System. The group is looking for new members to help.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Forecast: Urban air mobility market to top $54B by 2032

(OpenPR) – A new report from DataM Intelligence projects the global market to grow from a 2024 value of US$4.84 billion to US$54.03 billion by 2032.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Pilots who ask why: Responding to a loss of control

(Vertical magazine) – Pilots look at the safety lessons learned from an Era Helicopters Leonardo AW139 crew that dealt with complete loss of collective control on Sep. 24, 2022.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter reports January 2026 ops

(Scoop) – The organization completed 35 missions last month across the Manawatū and Whanganui regions of North Island, New Zealand.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Helicopter responding to flooding crashes in Peru

(Caliber) – According to the Peruvian Air Force, an Mi-17 on a flood-relief mission went down Feb. 22 in Arequipa, resulting in the deaths of 15 people.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

LYNEports, AeroVecto to develop vertiports in Middle East

LYNEports and AeroVecto Aviation Services have agreed to partner on advanced air mobility vertiports in the region, starting in Oman.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Mar. 6 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 31 – Instruments – Fuse Cover Attachment of Circuit Breaker Panel – Modification.

VAI Daily

Feb. 24, 2026

Airbus Helicopters reveals concepts for NGRC study

The OEM is proposing two concepts for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Next Generation Rotorcraft Capabilities (NGRC) program in partnership with Collins Aerospace and Raytheon—a high-performance conventional and a high-speed compound helicopter.