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(EMS1) – Paramedic Kevin Robert suffered a medical emergency Aug. 27 while on duty aboard a LifeNet of New York helicopter.

German operator Meravo Luftreederei Fluggesellschaft will use the preowned Airbus helicopter for utility operations.

French company DUC Hélices Propellers will design and produce the rotors for SkyDrive’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Crews from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 conducted a search-and-rescue demo during Northern Edge 2025, Aug. 17–22 in Dutch Harbor.

(NDTV) – The Mi-17 crash Sep. 1 in Gilgit-Baltistan resulted in the deaths of two pilots, two crew members, and a flight engineer, according to the military.

This FAA airworthiness directive, which takes effect Oct. 7, requires the inspection and replacement, if necessary, of the tail-rotor tension-torsion bar. It also prohibits the use of certain maintenance manuals.

(WOOD) – A reporter recalls flying to New Orleans, Louisiana, in a helicopter to cover Hurricane Katrina for the Grand Rapids Press in 2005.

Meridian International Center CEO Stuart Holliday, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, will serve in the newly created role.

Rob Wiesenthal, founder and CEO of Blade Air Mobility, will continue to lead the company as a Joby subsidiary.

VAI offices will be closed Monday, Sep. 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day, a US federal holiday. VAI Daily will not be published on that day. The newsletter will resume publication when the association’s offices reopen Tuesday, Sep. 2.