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VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Attendee registration opens for EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024Attendees can now register for EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024, which takes place Nov. 4–7 (exhibits open Nov. 5–7) in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands.
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) programThe ORRA program offers VAI member operators a flexible, evolving, and organized approach to managing risks and improving processes across their flight operations. Best of all: VAI operators at an ...
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
VAI expands annual Salute to Excellence Awards program(ROTOR magazine) - The program’s newest honor pays tribute to the late Harold Summers, whose legacy and spirit continue to inspire the vertical flight industry.
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Fly Safe: A precautionary tale(ROTOR magazine) - Did you decide to Land & LIVE? Then you did the right thing—no matter what the media says, explains VAI Senior Director of Safety Chris Hill.
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
VoltAero partners with Sigma on Cassio hybrid-electric aircraftFrench start-up VoltAero has reached an agreement with Sigma Air Mobility to develop advanced air mobility applications for the VoltAero Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft.
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Watching a wildfire rescue from a hiker’s point of view (VIDEO)(CBC) - Christine Jacques and her friend were hiking Jul. 23 in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, when they got an evacuation notice due to wildfires in the area. Jacques documented the hel ...
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Washington National Guard Black Hawk crew joins wildfire fight(KREM) - A Washington National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew from Joint Base Lewis–McChord joined Washington Department of Natural Resources crews Jul. 24 to help battle wildfires across eastern par ...
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Malfunction cited in Russian helicopter crash in Kaluga(Defence Blog) - According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a technical malfunction led to the crash of a Mil Mi-28 during a routine flight in the Kaluga region. The pilot and crew died in the ...
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Helicopters involved in midair collision in Western Australia (VIDEO)(ABC News) - Two cattle-mustering pilots died after their helicopters collided shortly after takeoff Jul. 25 at the Mount Anderson station near Camballin, Kimberley.
VAI Weekly
July 25, 2024
Proposed EASA AD: Airbus AS332 helicoptersThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Aug. 21 on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Swashplate Assembly–Modification.
