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Inside London’s new Airbus H135 air ambulance (VIDEO)
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Inside London’s new Airbus H135 air ambulance (VIDEO)
(BBC) - Following a two-year fundraising drive, the London (England) Air Ambulance Charity is preparing a pair of new Airbus H135s to enter service later this month.
VAI Weekly
September 11, 2024
Spotlight on Safety: Spatial disorientation, the unforgiving killer
Research 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 ...
Videos
September 11, 2024
VAI Spotlight on Safety: Spatial Disorientation – The Unforgiving Killer
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS350/AS355 series helicopters
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS350/AS355 series helicopters
This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitive tap inspections of the main-rotor blades, and repair or replacement of them if necessary, takes effect Oct. 15, 2024.
Rotortrade partners with PAS on helicopters in Egypt
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
Rotortrade partners with PAS on helicopters in Egypt
Petroleum Air Services (PAS) will collaborate with Rotortrade on helicopter sales, marketing, research, and asset valuations across Egypt, the companies announced last week at the 2024 Egypt Inter ...
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
Florida home for sale comes with a helicopter
(Orlando Weekly) - An aviation-themed home on the market in Orlando, Florida, comes with a retired military helicopter converted into a gaming flight simulator with bunk beds and an art installation.
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
Avincis wins contract to continue SAR support in Spain
The Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Society has signed a five-year contract with Avincis to continue providing search-and-rescue (SAR) services across the country.
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
EASA issues DVR for Schiebel Camcopter S-100
(Military Embedded Systems) - Schiebel has received a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) design verification report (DVR) for its Camcopter S-100 vertical takeoff and landing rotary-wing ...
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
Operation poo: Crew removes feces in annual remote-site cleaning
(The Scotsman) - At Corrour Bothy, a shelter in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, cleaning the toilets poses a logistical challenge that only a helicopter can meet. Officials that run the shelter called in ...
VAI Weekly
September 10, 2024
US Army cites training, human factors as accident causes
(National Defense) - The US Army is pointing to rushed training and pilot errors as the main reasons for a recent string of helicopter accidents. The past year has seen 14 major accidents resultin ...