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Jun. 23, 2025

VTOL Advocate – Jun. 23, 2025

In this issue: President Trump issued an executive order aimed at streamlining federal wildland fire governance and enhancing wildfire prevention and response; VAI Northeastern US Regional Representative Josh Rousseau reports on his activities, including successful efforts to defeat New York State legislation to impose a “noise tax” on helicopter operations and successful efforts to amend […]

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

VAI strongly supports new international AAM type certification roadmap

The new initiative aims to align certification processes for emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft types across international jurisdictions.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

SkyDrive, Stirling Dynamics partner on SD-05 pilot control stick

SkyDrive has partnered with Stirling Dynamics to supply the pilot control stick for its first production model aircraft, the SkyDrive SD-05.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

Helicopter crashes in northeastern Quebec (VIDEO)

(CTV News) – Provincial police in Quebec, Canada, launched search-and-rescue operations after a Jun. 20 helicopter accident near Natashquan left four people missing.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

Vita conducts hoist training for Oregon National Guard (VIDEO)

Oregon National Guard helicopter crew members completed training with Vita Inclinata to integrate the Vita hoist rescue system into air medical operations.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

FAA issues STC for Recoil UH-60 fire suppression tank

Recoil Aerospace has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install its 790-gal. tank on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The STC is applicable to all UH-60 variants and the S-70 Black Hawk.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 407 and 427 helicopters

The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 7 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires removing the expandable blade bolts from service and replacing them. The AD, effective Jul. 8, also prohibits the installation of an affected expandable blade bolt on any helicopter.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

EHC, Reiser begin Netherlands simulator project

Representatives from the European Heli Center (EHC) and Reiser met Jun. 12 at Reiser’s headquarters in Berg, Bavaria, Germany, to start a project to provide an Airbus H135/H145 Level D full flight simulator for the planned EHC training facility at Lelystad Airport (EHLE) in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

Global Aerospace highlights 15 years of SM4 safety program

The insurance provider is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the SM4 aviation safety program, which helps organizations manage risk, strengthen safety culture, and enhance safety management systems.

VAI Daily

Jun. 23, 2025

Archer Aviation, Jetex to expand air taxi network in UAE

The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker will help develop air taxi infrastructure at Jetex private terminals across the world, starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the companies announced at last week’s Paris Air Show.