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VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
NTSB final report: Hughes 369, Crestview, Florida, May 10, 2024The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause to be the pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the main-rotor blades contacting the tail boom.
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
USFS helicopters douse Oak Ridge Fire in Colorado (VIDEO)(KXRM) - Multiple US Forest Service (USFS) helicopter crews conducted water drops to contain wildfires Jun. 22–23 in the Beulah Highlands.
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
Panel outlines challenges facing AAM operators(AIN) - The advanced air mobility (AAM) industry is facing a reality check, as development costs for new electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have increased while available capital seems ...
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
Skyports, Jeju Air partner on vertiports in South KoreaLondon, England–based Skyports Infrastructure is teaming up with Jeju Air to develop a network of vertiports for air taxi operations in South Korea, including Jeju Island.
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
Helicopter called in to battle wildfires in Washington state (VIDEO)(KOMO) - Air and ground crews from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Darrington Fire District, and Oso Fire Department responded to wildfires that broke out Jun. 22 in mountain ...
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
New York rescue unit welcomes HH-60W into fleet(DVIDS) - The New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing took delivery of its first Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II search-and-rescue helicopter Jun. 20 at Francis S. Gabreski Airport (KFOK) i ...
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
Iowa National Guard rescues people from rooftops in Iowa flooding(WCAU) - Iowa National Guard helicopter crews airlifted residents from the rooftops of their homes Jun. 22 following extreme flooding in Rock Valley.
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
LifeFlight Australia celebrates 45th anniversary, plans expansion(ABC News) - Brisbane, Queensland–based LifeFlight Australia, founded in 1979, is planning to build a new base at Sunshine Coast Airport (YBSU) in Marcoola as part of a 10-year agreement with the ...
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
Canceled EASA AD: Safran Arrius 2F enginesThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) canceled this airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 73–Engine Fuel and Control–Check of Correct Position of Adjusted Fuel Control Unit, on Jun. 21, 2024.
VAI Weekly
June 24, 2024
EASA AD: Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment, becomes effective Jul. 5, 2024.
