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VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Spotlight on Safety: Whom do you trust?Effective safety reporting depends on listening to everyone in your organization.
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
US military helicopter makes emergency landing in Japan(The Japan Times) - A US military helicopter made an emergency landing into a rice paddy Aug. 3 in Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan, according to local police. No one was injured in the landing.
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
AutoFlight, CATL to develop eVTOL-aircraft batteries(The STAT Trade Times) - AutoFlight will partner with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to research and develop batteries for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Storm damages US Army helicopters at Fort Carson (VIDEO)(KKTV) - Multiple helicopters were blown over and damaged during an Aug. 1 storm over Butts Army Airfield (KFCS) at Fort Carson, Colorado.
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
US Air Force tests BlackFly eVTOL aircraft for military applications(The Defense Post) - The US Air Force has launched trials at Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (KSGH) in Clark County, Ohio, to evaluate the BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVT ...
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Proposed EASA AD: Airbus EC175B helicoptersThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Aug. 30 on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitatio ...
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Subaru Bell 412EPX to join Southern California firefighting fleetThe San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has purchased a Subaru Bell 412EPX for firefighting operations in Southern California, Bell Textron announced during last week’s Airborne Public Safety Associa ...
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
AutoFlight eVTOL aircraft conducts flight across Chang Jiang(Highways Today) - AutoFlight completed the inaugural flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft across the Chang Jiang, formerly known as the Yangtze River, on Aug. 1 fr ...
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Leonardo conducts ground test of NGCTR technology demonstratorUsing an AW609 fuselage, Leonardo has performed the first ground run test of the Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) demonstrator, which incorporates new wing architecture, an updated V-tail c ...
VAI Weekly
August 5, 2024
Ex-Change Parts expands strategy to light twin-engine segmentEx-Change Parts is broadening its focus on parts for heavy and medium twin-engine helicopters to the light twin-engine segment with the recent acquisition of a BK 117 B-1, an Airbus EC135 P2, and ...














