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VAI Weekly
September 3, 2024
Helicopter crew rescues injured hiker from Carrick-a-Rede Island(BBC) - An HM Coastguard helicopter crew from Scotland airlifted a hiker with a broken ankle Aug. 29 near the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
VAI Weekly
September 3, 2024
DJI responds to concerns about ties with Anzu Robotics(Drone DJ) - Chinese drone maker DJI has issued a response to concerns raised by members of the United States Congress regarding its relationship with Texas-based Anzu Robotics.
VAI Weekly
September 3, 2024
Drone interferes with medical helicopter response in Oregon(Oregon Live) - A Life Flight Network helicopter crew responding to the scene of an Aug. 30 car accident could not provide immediate service due to interference from a civilian drone.
VAI Weekly
September 3, 2024
English court fines drone operator for causing aircraft to divert(BBC) - A court in Boston, Lincolnshire, has ordered a drone operator to pay a series of fines after he pleaded guilty to flying in restricted airspace 26 times from March to June 2024, causing di ...
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Helicopters sweep for mosquitoes in Rhode Island swamps (VIDEO)(WPRI) - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management hired a helicopter crew to apply mosquito larvicide this week over swamp areas near South Kingstown and Westerly.
VAI Weekly
August 30, 2024
Tennessee National Guard crews help fight Great Smoky wildfires(WATE) - Four Tennessee National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crews are assisting with efforts to fight wildfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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 ...
