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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.

The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus AS350 B2 helicopters. The proposed AD was prompted by a report of magnetization on the solenoid valves for the three main servo-controls, the regulator block, and the tail servo-control due to the improper installation of a diode in the hydraulic circuit.

(WESH2) – Millions of clams have been dropped by drone into the Indian River Lagoon as part of a yearslong effort to restore one of the state’s most ecologically important estuaries.

VAI President and CEO François Lassale called for practical action, regional collaboration, and stronger safety leadership across vertical aviation during the inaugural event in Indonesia, which continues through Friday, May 29.