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VAI Weekly
July 13, 2026
Palm Beach International becomes President Donald J. Trump International Airport(GlobalAir.com) - The renaming, effective Jul. 9, changes the facility’s FAA and ICAO identifiers from PBI and KPBI to DJT and KDJT, respectively. Operators have until Oct. 7 to update their FAA d ...
VAI Weekly
July 13, 2026
AAIB final report: Westland Scout AH.1, Buckinghamshire, England, Apr. 24, 2026The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that, in the absence of a technical fault or malfunction, the exact cause of the helicopter’s loss of control could not be identified. The e ...
VAI Weekly
July 13, 2026
AIAA Forum: Electric aviation tech is ready, systems are not(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) - Electric aviation may have proven it can fly, but whether it can scale is now the central question, according to industry and government expe ...
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
FAA SAFO: Data preservation for cockpit voice recorderThis FAA safety alert for operators (SAFO) provides safety information to operators that have cockpit voice recorders installed on their aircraft.
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
Electra, UrbanV, Signature partner on new regional mobility ecosystem(Autonomy Global) - The collaboration integrates Electra’s EL9 ultra short hybrid-electric passenger aircraft with UrbanV’s vertiport development and operations capabilities and Signature Aviation ...
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
VAI joins industry groups in supporting Pennsylvania AIR ActA forward-looking legislative proposal that would provide long-term, dedicated monies to strengthen Pennsylvania’s aviation system, the Aviation Investment & Reform (AIR) Act would help overcome ...
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Restricted category Model CH-47DThe FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have applied to all restricted category Model CH-47D helicopters. This proposed action would revise the NPRM by expanding the ...
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada, certain Model 430 helicoptersThe FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-09-03, which applied to certain Bell Textron Canada Model 430 helicopters. AD 2025-09-03 reduced the life limits on the main-rotor (M/R) cl ...
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
NTSB final report: Bell 407, Young, Arizona, Apr. 29, 2026The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree stump during landing in mountainous terrain.
VAI Weekly
July 8, 2026
How helicopters protect crowds at the 2026 FIFA World Cup(Vertical Plus) - As FIFA World Cup crowds flooded Seattle, Washington, two Washington air support units joined forces to provide command, control, and an airborne safety net over one of the world ...
