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Crews rescue stranded residents from flooding (VIDEO)
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
Crews rescue stranded residents from flooding (VIDEO)
(BBC) - Helicopter crews joined recreational watercraft teams to rescue residents of eastern and central Europe hit by severe flooding, including in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.
Loft Dynamics, AZW launch dual education, training program
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
Loft Dynamics, AZW launch dual education, training program
Loft Dynamics has introduced a vocational education and training program in partnership with Ausbildungszentrum Winterthur (AZW), a provider of industrial and technical apprenticeships in Switzerland.
FAA AD: Various Leonardo A109 helicopters
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
FAA AD: Various Leonardo A109 helicopters
This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo A109C, A109E, A109K2, A109S, and AW109SP helicopters, which requires disassembling certain tail-rotor duplex bearings and reassembling them in ac ...
Airbus opens new London facility with surprise guest
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
Airbus opens new London facility with surprise guest
(BBC) - William, Prince of Wales, made a surprise appearance at the Sep. 13 opening of the new Airbus Helicopters factory at London Oxford Airport (EGTK) in Oxfordshire, England.
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
Utah Rotor Pathway Program hosts 3rd annual fly-in
The Utah Rotor Pathway Program held its third annual fly-in Sep. 13 at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain, Utah. The event featured displays from multiple local helicopter operations and i ...
USHST releases safety report for September 2024
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
USHST releases safety report for September 2024
The September 2024 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The monthly report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fat ...
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
India’s DGCA issues guidance for VTOL type certification
The India Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) has published guidance materials related to the type certification process for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters
This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) takes effect Oct. 21, 2024. It requires Bell 505 operators to install a grommet around the sump drain port-fitting airframe hole after investigators discovere ...
FAA seeks comments on eVTOL vertiport design standards
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
FAA seeks comments on eVTOL vertiport design standards
The FAA’s Office of Airports is seeking comments through Oct. 18 on an engineering brief update on vertiport design that will provide interim standards for aviation facilities with electric vertic ...
FAA AD: Airbus SA.330J helicopters
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2024
FAA AD: Airbus SA.330J helicopters
This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires a one-time visual inspection to determine the correct assembly of each sliding flange installed on each main-rotor gearbox coupling, becomes e ...