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VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Send in your nominations for 2027 Salute to Excellence Awards

We are now accepting nominations for our annual awards program. You do not need to be a VAI member to nominate your peers, mentors, and heroes for exceptional service to the vertical aviation community by Aug. 31, 2026.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 D-3

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires a one-time inspection of the affected swashplates and corrective actions, if necessary.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Final FAA AD: Personal locator beacon on Airbus H160-B

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing a functional test of the personal locator beacon and inspecting the rope connection to the emergency life-raft system.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Final FAA AD: Various helicopters

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing repetitive visual inspections of the auxiliary servo assembly, a fluorescent penetrant inspection of the yaw pedal damper housing, and corrective actions, if necessary. This AD was prompted by a report of a loss of tail-rotor authority due to auxiliary system fluid loss caused by a yaw pedal damper housing fatigue fracture and attachment bolt fatigue fracture.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Final FAA AD: Airbus H160-B

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires removing the jettisonable window and, depending on the results, replacing the locking fingers; inspecting and installing any missing retaining rings; and inspecting the left-hand side and right-hand side emergency-handle latch covers. It also requires replacing the covers or reinstalling airworthy covers, if necessary.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

FAA to host NOTAM technical interchange meeting

The FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Modernization Office software technical interchange meeting takes place at 12:30 eastern (UTC-4) tomorrow, Thursday, Jun. 11.

VAI Daily

Jun. 10, 2026

Flying without jet fuel: Hydrogen helicopter takes flight (VIDEO)

(CNET) – Unither Bioélectronique conducted the world’s first flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter at Roland-Désourdy Airport (CZBM) in Quebec, Canada, this past March.

Press Releases

Jun. 3, 2026

June 3, 2026 – VAI Calls for 2027 Salute to Excellence Nominations

Nominate your peers, mentors, and heroes for exceptional service by Aug. 31, 2026 Alexandria, VA (June 3, 2026) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) has opened the nomination period for its 2027 Salute to Excellence Awards, an annual program that honors outstanding individuals and teams across the full spectrum of vertical flight. Nominees and nominators do […]

VAI Daily

Jun. 3, 2026

VAI calls for 2027 Salute to Excellence Awards nominations

We have started accepting nominations for our annual awards program. You do not need to be a VAI member to nominate your peers, mentors, and heroes for exceptional service to the vertical aviation community by Aug. 31, 2026.