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VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

FAA revokes air carrier certificate of StarFlight Aviation

The US aviation regulator issued an emergency order alleging that the Houston, Texas–based operator knowingly falsified pilot training records.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

Utah, 4 other states to submit proposal for FAA eVTOL, AAM program

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The Utah Department of Transportation is partnering with Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Oregon to send in a proposal for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program.

VAI Daily

Mar. 2, 2026

Working group to explore ops with multiple drones for NASA

(Unmanned Airspace) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)–sponsored Routine Autonomous Multi-Aircraft Operations Working Group is meeting this week to address challenges in scaling multi-aircraft operations using drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including defining the optimal human-to-autonomous aircraft ratio.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

VAI announces candidates for the association’s board of directors

Four seats are open in three operator member categories. Each director elected will serve a term of three years beginning Jul. 1, 2026.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

NASA adds device to rover used on Mars Helicopter (VIDEO)

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mars Global Location device, which runs on a processor that the Perseverance Rover previously used to communicate with the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, features an algorithm that rapidly compares panoramic images from the rover’s navigation cameras with onboard orbital terrain maps.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

Elevations course – Decision Fatigue: The Hidden Cause Behind Rotorcraft Fatalities

The biggest—and least understood—cause of fatal accidents in helicopter operations is decision fatigue. Despite advances in technology, accidents among air medical, tour, and charter operators are getting worse. This must-attend four-hour course will use three US National Transportation Safety Board fatal accident reports to show how mental overload, overreliance on technology, and lack of targeted training led to tragic outcomes. The class takes place Monday, Mar. 9, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, click on the headline above.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

North Carolina sends in bid for FAA’s eVTOL, AAM pilot program

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has submitted a proposal to participate in the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

USAF squadron brings Huey to Maryland museum

The US Air Force (USAF) 1st Helicopter Squadron highlighted a Bell UH-1N Huey during Berliner Helicopter Day Feb. 21 at College Park Aviation Museum.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

Airbus details role of helicopters in medical response

Eoin Walker, flight paramedic and EMS promoter at Airbus Helicopters, explains how helicopters allow doctors to treat patients within the golden hour—the first 60 minutes immediately following a major trauma.

VAI Daily

Feb. 27, 2026

Alaska crew hoists injured snowmobiler

(DVIDS) – The Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew airlifted the snowmobile driver Feb. 21 near Cooper Landing.