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VAI Weekly
August 23, 2024
Horizon Aircraft names former Lilium exec as chief technology officer(AviTrader) - Electric vertical takeoff and landing developer Horizon Aircraft has appointed Tom Brassington as chief technology officer. Brassington was formerly head of system design engineering ...
VAI Weekly
August 23, 2024
Archer closes PIPE as part of $230M in capital raised since end of Q2The additional capital from the private investment in public equity (PIPE) brings Archer Aviation’s aggregate funding to over $1.5 billion to date.
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
California helicopter crew rescues hiker who fell from cliff(Patch) - A San Jose Police Department AIR-3 helicopter crew assisted the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office with airlifting an injured hiker Aug. 10 from a wooded area along the San Antonio Valley.
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
VAI backs global GoAERO Prize initiativeThe association has joined the effort to develop an autonomous rescue aircraft for lifesaving disaster response.
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
Weather, overloading cited in Iran president helicopter accident(RTE) - Iran’s investigation into a helicopter accident earlier this year that killed President Ebrahim Raisi is citing inclement weather and overloading as factors that led to the crash, accordin ...
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
Schweizer appoints Helix Av as sales, service center for UKHelix Av has joined the family of Schweizer sales and service centers for the S300, S300CBi, and S333 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland.
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) discountsVAI members can receive a significant discount on mentoring, coaching, and management associated with the FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program through the association’s partnership with the Air Ch ...
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
Sora Aviation seeks funding for 30-passenger eVTOL shuttle(AIN) - A pair of former GKN Aerospace engineers who founded United Kingdom–based start-up Sora Aviation are leading an effort to secure funding for the S-1, an electric vertical takeoff and landi ...
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
Australian pilot to attempt new helicopter circumnavigation record(Accesswire) - Australian tech entrepreneur and pilot John-Paul Thorbjornsen is seeking to become the first helicopter pilot to cross the North Pole and the South Pole and circumnavigate the globe ...
VAI Weekly
August 22, 2024
Engine failure leads to emergency landing in Zambia sewer pond(ZimLive.com) - A helicopter pilot made an emergency landing after the engine failed on Aug. 20 near Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park outside Livingstone.
