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VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
VAI survey: Over 25% unprepared or just starting to prepare for 2027 SMS mandateVAI recently asked operators whether they’re ready for the FAA’s safety management system (SMS) mandate compliance deadline. Turns out, not everyone is! VAI has a wealth of resources to assist mem ...
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
Answering the call: How Tim Brennan built a career saving lives(Vertical Plus) - From US Army air ambulance pilot to Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Office pilot, Tim Brennan answers the call when lives are on the line.
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
EU deploys largest-ever wildfire response for summer 2026(European Commission) - Five helicopter crews will join 22 fixed-wing aircraft crews from the European Union (EU) fleet in supporting 777 firefighters from 14 European countries for this year’s su ...
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
François’ Aviation Reflections: Vertical aviation is changing quicklyVAI President and CEO François Lassale reflects on VERTICON 2026, workforce development, military-to-civilian pathways, emerging aviation technology, international alignment, and why safety must r ...
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
Honda achieves full-scale eVTOL aircraft flight(AIN) - The company completed the first flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology demonstrator at its test facility in San Luis Obispo, California.
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
FAA seeks responses to 48th annual GA SurveyVAI encourages operators to participate in the FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. Governmental agencies and industry organizations will use data from the survey results to compute ...
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
Training with Icarus Device said to inoculate against IIMC(AIN) - Maintaining control and recovering from an encounter with poor weather remains a serious problem for helicopter and fixed-wing pilots. Even high-time instrument-rated pilots experience ina ...
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
Crew hoists horse that fell into ravine in Italy (VIDEO)(WITI) - A helicopter crew from Italian fire service Vigili del Fuoco rescued a horse Jun. 1 from a deep ravine.
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
Helicopter crashes in Georgia, killing 2 (VIDEO)(WTOC) - A Robinson R44 went down May 29 near Dawsonville, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to a third.
VAI Weekly
June 3, 2026
What’s driving the meteorological software market forward(Futurism) - From offshore oil rigs to air ambulances, purpose-built weather tech is quietly becoming critical aviation infrastructure for helicopter operators.
