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VAI Daily

Jun. 16, 2025

Astronautics adds division focused on aircraft systems

The new Astronautics Corporation of America business unit will focus on providing cockpit displays and avionics integration services for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operators.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

VAI Debrief: Analysis of executive orders reshaping drone policy and low-altitude airspace

The Trump administration’s Jun. 6 directives accelerate beyond visual line of sight rulemaking, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft integration, and airspace security measures.

Regulations

Jun. 13, 2025

VAI Debrief: Analysis of Executive Orders Reshaping Drone Policy and Low-Altitude Airspace

On Jun. 6, 2025, the Trump administration issued two sweeping executive orders that significantly reshape drone policy and could affect all low-altitude flight operations.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

White House issues EO reshaping federal wildfire response

VAI is reviewing the potential impact of the US presidential executive order (EO) on helicopter firefighting operators.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

UK CAA approves Drone Major for BVLOS infrastructure ops

The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved the company to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights over critical national infrastructure.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

Air tour helicopter crashes on runway at Florida airport

(WTVT) – The helicopter went down Jun. 12 at Destin Executive Airport (KDTS), resulting in injuries to four people, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

Archer Aviation raises $850M after drone executive order

The Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker raised US$850 million in new funding after the White House announced an executive order Jun. 6 that includes the launch of a pilot program to accelerate the integration of eVTOL aircraft into US airspace.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

Fort Bragg helicopters head to DC for US Army parade (VIDEO)

(WTVD) – Apaches, Chinooks, and Black Hawks from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are assembling for a military readiness demonstration and celebration of the US Army’s 250th anniversary Jun. 14 in Washington, D.C.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

NTSB final report: Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2, Chelsea, Alabama, Apr. 2, 2023

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s delayed corrective inputs while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of control. Investigators identified the pilot’s use of multiple sedating medications as a contributing factor.

VAI Daily

Jun. 13, 2025

Helicopter involved in training incident at Fort Campbell

(Associated Press) – According to officials with the US Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Jun. 12 incident at the Kentucky base resulted in the death of one soldier and injuries to another.