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VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
Dallas Avionics demonstrates BlueFly device, signs distribution agreementThe decision comes following a successful demonstration of the detection device at the annual Search and Rescue Exercise in San Antonio, Texas, in May. BlueFly can be quickly attached to a drone t ...
VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
VAI to host session on eVTOL and AAM Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) at Electric Aircraft SymposiumVAI Director of Regulatory Affairs Amber Harrison will moderate a panel of experts on the new US Department of Transportation program, including representatives from the FAA, the Florida Departmen ...
VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
VAI hosts US Aviation Safety Team at Virginia headquartersVAI President and CEO François Lassale spoke to the group about the importance of working together across the aviation community to address safety challenges and emerging risks. The US Aviation S ...
VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
ATSB final report: Two Robinson R22s, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, Nov. 15 and 23, 2025The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) determined that the collisions with terrain the two aircraft suffered were likely due to rotor drive-belt failure.
VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Bell Textron CanadaThe FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-27-08, which applies to certain Bell Textron Canada Model 407 helicopters. AD 2022-27-08 requires inspecting the tail-boom attachmen ...
VAI Weekly
July 15, 2026
Sikorsky starts Firehawk production in PolandPZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, has commenced production of Europe’s first Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters. The aircraft are being manufactured for the Czech Republic Ministry of the Int ...
VAI Weekly
July 14, 2026
Modern wildfire response depends on layered aerial firefighting(Vertical Plus) - Agencies around the world are building layered aerial fleets to combat increasingly intense wildfires.
VAI Weekly
July 14, 2026
BETA kicks off its eIPP program with Virginia organ transport flight(Aerospace America) - Vermont-based BETA Technologies announced Jul. 10 it has conducted what it called the first operational flight under the US Department of Transportation’s eVTOL Integration P ...
VAI Weekly
July 14, 2026
USHST highlights pilot skills, slackline safety, accident trendsThe latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter includes the group’s most recent safety report; working with pilots who think they’re “smarter than the checklist” ...
VAI Weekly
July 14, 2026
Rep. Sam Graves to receive EAA Freedom of Flight AwardThe longtime US congressperson from Missouri, who as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair led many efforts on behalf of general aviation, will receive the Experimental Aircraft ...
