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VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
Shining laser at helicopter leads to prison sentence (VIDEO)(BBC) - A court in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, has sentenced a man to eight months in prison for shining a laser beam at a police helicopter on Mar. 19, 2024, forcing the crew to abandon its se ...
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
Miami-Dade Police Department orders 4 Airbus H125sThe new helicopters will enhance the law enforcement capabilities of the South Florida police unit throughout the region.
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
New York county adds Air Methods Ascend to training tool kitThe Otsego County Office of Emergency Services will train first responders with Air Methods Ascend’s Web-based Critical Care Review courses as part of its continuing education program.
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
Rotortrade achieves Part 145 certification for Airbus EC120, H125Rotortrade has obtained Part 145 certification for the Airbus EC120 and AS350/H125 series, allowing the expansion of services at its European Maintenance Center in Tallard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’A ...
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
NTSB seeks feedback on revised investigation websiteThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is seeking industry feedback on a redesigned section of its website that provides information about accident investigations.
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
Washington state police unit to expand fleet with Bell 505 purchaseBell Textron received an order for a Bell 505 from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office during this week’s Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON 2024) in Houston, Texas.
VAI Weekly
August 2, 2024
Ecojet purchases 20 Linx P9 compound helicopters from Arc(AIN) - UK airline start-up Ecojet plans to include Arc Aerosystems’ Linx P9 hybrid-electric compound helicopter in its fleet. The purchase agreement for 20 helicopters includes an option for up t ...
VAI Weekly
August 1, 2024
PHI MRO Services to complete Bell 407s for Louisiana State PolicePHI MRO Services has obtained a contract from the Louisiana State Police Aviation Support Unit to provide completions for two Bell 407GXi helicopters, the company announced Aug. 1 at the 2024 Airb ...
VAI Weekly
August 1, 2024
Helicopter simulator resources are like lost treasures just waiting to be discovered(USHST) - VAI Senior Director of Safety Chris Hill explains that choices for all budget levels are now available for helicopter simulator training, a game-changing development for pilots and opera ...
VAI Weekly
August 1, 2024
National Guard helicopter crew hoists injured climber in Colorado(Snow Brains) - A Colorado National Guard helicopter crew airlifted an injured climber Jul. 27 from Ellingwood Point mountain. A REACH 29 air ambulance from Salida was also involved in the transfe ...
