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The updates to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) case analysis and reporting online (CAROL) system include new search features and resources.

In the new VAI Weekly, coming Jun. 3, we will continue to focus on delivering the trusted insights, news, and analyses our members have come to expect in POWER UP.

Today marks the final edition of VAI Daily in its current form.

The event brought together operators, pilots, maintainers, regulators, and others from across Southeast Asia for two and a half days of practical workshops, focused discussion, and regional collaboration aimed at strengthening helicopter and vertical aviation safety.

Air Methods celebrated the return of LifeNet 1-4 to Siouxland, Iowa, on May 28. The program provides critical helicopter emergency medical services in Iowa and Nebraska.

Airbus earlier this year tested its Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system in Singapore alongside an H225M helicopter using the OEM’s HTeaming technology. The testing was done to improve real-time search-and-rescue coordination and data sharing.

Bell Textron has secured India’s first Bell 407GXi order from TransBharat Aviation for high-altitude, utility, and corporate operations.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation found that skipped checklist steps and operator distraction due to cell-phone use contributed to the fatal accident, which occurred during maintenance ground-run operations.

The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for several Leonardo helicopter models due to reports of an improperly installed swashplate duplex bearing. The AD would require a one-time inspection and possible corrective action.