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VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Boeing wins US military contract to support Apache fleet

(The Defense Post) – The OEM has secured a $2.73 billion contract to provide post-production support related to the Apache attack helicopter.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Helicopter animal captures lead to improved research (VIDEO)

(KOLO) – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is using helicopter crews to capture deer, elk, and wolves and outfit them with GPS collars during January. The effort will help improve the agency’s understanding of species distribution, habitat use, abundance, migration patterns, and survival rates.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Crew provides bird’s-eye view of New Year’s in London (VIDEO)

(The Independent) – A National Police Air Service helicopter crew captured footage of fireworks lighting up the skies above the United Kingdom capital as residents rang in the new year on Jan. 1.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Ecocopter by Helisul deploys helicopters in Chile to fight wildfires

The Santiago-based operator’s plans for the fire season in Chile include the deployment of seven helicopters—two Airbus AS350 B3s, three Super Pumas, and two Erickson Air-Cranes.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations into the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The AD takes effect Feb. 6.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA 341G and SA 342J

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires repetitive tap inspections of certain part-numbered main-rotor blades and, if necessary, repairing or replacing them.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 C-2, D-2, and D-3

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires inspecting hoist hooks and hook nuts and replacing them, if damaged. It also prohibits the installation of a damaged hook or nut on any helicopter.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

Pair of Enstrom helicopters collides in New Jersey

(AIN) – The midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C Shark on Dec. 28, 2025, near Hammonton Municipal Airport in Atlantic County resulted in the deaths of two pilots.

VAI Daily

Jan. 2, 2026

PHI Aviation pilot offers tips for responding to bird strikes

Dan Power, pilot with PHI Aviation, details the corrective actions he took after a low-level bird strike involving a US Department of Justice Bell 407 in the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

VAI Daily

Dec. 23, 2025

Part 108: Next steps

(POWER UP magazine) – Now that public comments are closed, here’s what’s next for this era-defining FAA regulation.