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VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Oregon pilot joins firefighting efforts in California(Elkhorn Media Group) - Grant Slater, a native of Union County, Oregon, is helping battle wildfires in California during his first year working as a helicopter pilot for Brothers Air Support.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
SAFHAL Aravalli engines to power HAL multirole helicoptersSAFHAL Helicopter Engines, a joint venture between Safran Helicopter Engines and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), has agreed to develop and build the Aravalli engine for the Indian Armed Forces m ...
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
2024 Aerial Work Safety Conference opens for registrationRegistration is now open for the 2024 VAI Aerial Work Safety Conference, which takes place Nov. 19–21 in Boise, Idaho.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
RAF lands Chinook on Guernsey garage in training exercise(BBC) - A United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) helicopter crew conducted an Aug. 29 training exercise that involved landing a Boeing Chinook at the Port Soif car park on Guernsey in the Channel Is ...
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Crew members sustain injuries in US Army helicopter accident(WDHN) - According to US Army officials, an Airbus UH-72 Lakota from Fort Novosel experienced a mishap Aug. 29 and went down in central Geneva County, resulting in injuries to three crew members.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
FAA: Aircraft laser strikes to break record in Arizona (VIDEO)(KTVK) - The FAA is reporting more than 330 incidents of lasers being pointed at helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in Arizona this year, on pace to top the 2023 total of 429 laser strikes.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
FAA Safety Team provides resources for in-flight weather dataThere are many sources available for aviation weather information. The FAA Safety Team is emphasizing the importance of understanding what each source offers and how pilots can use that informatio ...
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
LifeFlight wins Australian award for business of the yearThe Australian Aviation Awards recognized LifeFlight as emergency medical services business of the year during an Aug. 29 awards ceremony in Sydney, New South Wales.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Robinson updates service letters for R44, R66 stabilizer kitsRobinson has published revisions to two existing service letters for R44 and R66 owners, operators, and maintainers involving the installation of a symmetrical horizontal stabilizer retrofit kit.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Pivotal wins product design award for HelixPalo Alto, California–based Pivotal has received a 2024 NY Product Design gold award in the Trains & Planes category for its Helix electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.












