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VAI Daily

Nov. 12, 2024

EHang partners with Enpower on eVTOL aircraft motors

(GlobeNewswire) – The collaboration will focus on developing electric motors and motor controllers for EHang’s lineup of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

Zip-line accident leads to US Coast Guard helicopter airlift (VIDEO)

A US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crew hoisted two injured people following a collision on a zip line Nov. 1 in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

Helicopter pilot recalls US Air Force rescue in Alaska from 1974

(GoErie.com) – Jim Greider, a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, was a pilot with the 5040 Helicopter Squadron that conducted a dangerous nighttime mission to rescue the pilot of a small aircraft that crashed in Metal Creek Canyon on Nov. 12, 1974.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

EHang conducts initial EH216-S passenger flights in Thailand

The Chinese advanced air mobility company completed demonstrations of its pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Nov. 8 in Bangkok with plans to launch commercial services in Thailand during 2025.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

Change in US leadership sets stage for new aviation policy

(AIN) – Unless he chooses to leave, FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, who was confirmed to a five-year term in 2023, will remain in place essentially for the duration of the incoming Trump administration. However, other key US government agency and department officials are more likely to be replaced, beginning with the secretary of transportation.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

FAA publishes helicopter air ambulance operations data for 2023

The FAA has released official statistics for helicopter air ambulance operations during 2023. Out of 65 operators reporting the transportation of more than 385,000 patients, the year saw six accidents. Two of the accidents resulted in fatalities, and three resulted in injuries.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

Swiss Army helicopter crashes while landing, pilots escape injury

(Defence Blog) – The EC635 went down while on approach to land Nov. 7 near Alpnachstad, Obwalden.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

FAA Safety Briefing: DRS, a more dynamic approach

The FAA is detailing the advantages of its new Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS), which represents an improvement for public access of important aviation safety information.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

TCab Tech, Autocraft plan electric air taxi service in Middle East

Shanghai TCab Tech has reached an agreement with Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates–based Autocraft to explore commercial applications of TCab Tech’s E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the Middle East.

VAI Daily

Nov. 8, 2024

Joby highlights test flights, investment in quarterly results

During the third quarter of 2024, Joby Aviation advanced the production of its fourth prototype aircraft and secured a $500 million investment from Toyota Motor Corp.