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(POWER UP magazine) – VAI has recast its working groups as industry advisory councils to better serve the needs of its members.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI and the Southern California Rotorcraft Association are hosting a series of town halls designed to help new and potential helicopter pilots prepare for careers in vertical flight.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI’s advocacy efforts yield notable victories for vertical aviation.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI is speaking up to safeguard our industry’s future.

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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which covers Bell Textron 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 models as well as various restricted-category helicopters, requires removing certain part-numbered tension-torsion straps from service, and prohibits installation of them.

(Vertical) – As the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) sector approaches its target of launching operations in the United States by 2025, industry experts are urging caution and warning that this summer’s 2024 Paris Olympic Games can serve as a “cautionary tale” in preparations for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California.

(CNA) – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is partnering with vocational schools to enhance the learning experience of students seeking aviation diplomas with a Super Puma helicopter.

(AIN) – Helicopter service provider SGi has purchased 10 Leonardo AW09s from distributor Helitech Asia and will be the launch operator for the light helicopter in Indonesia.

(AIN) – Boglietto, Italy–based helicopter operator Elicuneo has become an authorized sales and service center for Schweizer, including for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), parts sales, and customer support across the European country.