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VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

New book to feature Robinson operators in action

The OEM commissioned the book, Climb Higher, which will highlight stories and imagery from 21 operators of Robinson helicopters. The book will be available at EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025 in November and through Robinson starting in January 2026.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

Helicopter role gives Australian Army technician skills for life

William Spray, a corporal in the Australian Army, shares details about his journey from infantry soldier to Tiger ARH aircraft technician supervisor.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

US Army doubles order for Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks

Boeing has obtained two contracts valued at $461 million that increase the US Army’s Block II commitments to 18 helicopters.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

Helicopter goes down shortly after takeoff in Missouri (VIDEO)

(KOLR) – The helicopter crashed Oct. 21 near Downtown Airport in Springfield, resulting in injuries to two people.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA.330J

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 26 – Fire Protection – Pyrotechnical Cartridge – Inspection, takes effect Nov. 4.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

Air Methods adds senior VP of customer experience

The company has appointed Betsy Casanave to the newly created role. Casanave was previously VP of business operations for Med-Trans Corp.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

Airbus outlines crewed–uncrewed teaming strategy (VIDEO)

Victor Gerin-Roze, head of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) business for Airbus Helicopters, provides details about HTeaming, a modular system designed to give helicopter crews full control of UAS in flight.

VAI Daily

Oct. 22, 2025

Volatus Aerospace to open drone facility at CYMX

(GlobeNewswire) – The manufacturer has announced plans to produce drones for the Canadian Armed Forces at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (CYMX) in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.

VAI Daily

Oct. 21, 2025

FAA updates accident dashboard with September 2025 data

The FAA Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard covers various metrics, including total accidents, fatal accidents, average accident rates, and average fatal-accident rates.

VAI Daily

Oct. 21, 2025

The NTSB accident investigation process: My company’s experience

A 2019 fatal helicopter crash forced Safari Aviation to reevaluate nearly every aspect of its operations. J.C. Murphy, the company’s director of operations, recounts the “sobering journey” through the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation that followed the accident. Hear J.C. speak on Wed., Oct. 22, at the 2025 VAI Air Tour Safety Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.