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VAI Weekly
September 12, 2024
Joby applies for eVTOL air taxi certification in UAEJoby Aviation is seeking United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority certification to conduct electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi operations in the country.
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Emergency responders visit Indiana middle school (VIDEO)(WISH) - An Indiana University Health LifeLine helicopter landed right outside Hamilton Heights Middle School in Arcadia Sep. 10 to kick off a career day event that featured speakers from nine dif ...
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Kongsberg to update comms system for Norwegian Bell 412s(Defense Post) - Kongsberg has received a contract to upgrade the Norwegian Armed Forces fleet of 18 Bell 412s with new communications and navigation equipment.
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Teledyne FLIR to equip Japanese SH-60Ls with cameras(Defense Post) - Teledyne FLIR has obtained a $20.8 million contract to provide airborne surveillance cameras for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Mitsubishi SH-60L helicopters.
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
CHP, REACH crews rescue injured biker (VIDEO)(Patch) - Helicopter crews from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and REACH Air Medical Services worked with the Novato Fire Department to hoist an injured mountain biker Sep. 8 from a trail nea ...
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Test pilots provide inside look at Sikorsky CH-53K (VIDEO)(RealClear Defense) - Test pilots from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, give a tour of the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter and offer insights about what makes it ready for any mission.
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Florida pilot intercepts boat heading toward swimmers(Keys Weekly) - A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission helicopter pilot hovered in front of a boat speeding toward an area with hundreds of swimmers participating in a charity event S ...
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Sikorsky to provide more medical HH-60Ms to US Army(Military & Aerospace Electronics) - The US Army is ordering more HH-60Ms and avionics equipment from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The HH-60M is a variant of the UH-60 with a medical evacu ...
Spotlight on Safety
September 11, 2024
Spotlight on Safety: SD: The Unforgiving KillerResearch has shown that pilots often fail to recognize and recover from spatial disorientation (SD), in part because of the confusing sensory signals the deadly phenomenon causes. In this month’s ...
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Ascent Aerosystems exhibits at Australian military trade showWilmington, Massachusetts–based Ascent Aerosystems is displaying its unmanned aerial vehicle drone systems at this week’s Land Forces 2024 International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne, Victoria.
