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VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

Edison uses helicopter to install power poles (VIDEO)

(KEYT) – A helicopter crew working for Edison transported five power-line poles to the Santa Barbara foothills Feb. 13 in California.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

FAA issues amendments to IFR altitudes, routes in US airspace

The FAA revisions, which take effect Mar. 19 for all aircraft in the US National Airspace System, will adopt miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR altitudes and changeover points for certain federal government airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

Mercy Air adds Bell 407GXi for emergency medical response

The new IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi will allow Mercy Air 15, an Air Methods operator in Kern County, California, to expand operations in low-visibility conditions, including tule fog.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

Bristow to use Centrik 5 for safety, risk management, compliance

Bristow Group has selected TrustFlight’s Centrik 5 software to strengthen safety reporting, risk management, and compliance oversight across its global fleet.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

Wellstar adds medical helicopter to AirCare program

(AirMed&Rescue) – Air Methods operator Wellstar Health System has added a second air ambulance at Griffin–Spalding County Airport that will service residents in Atlanta and western Georgia.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

Air Mobility, Skyportz partner on vertipads in Japan

The companies will collaborate to introduce the Skyportz Aeroberm modular vertipad for advanced air mobility operators in Japan.

VAI Daily

Feb. 18, 2026

BAE Systems names new chief information and digital officer

(Business Wire) – The company has appointed Mona Bates senior VP and chief information and digital officer. Bates was previously chief digital officer for Collins Aerospace.

VAI Daily

Feb. 17, 2026

USHST releases 1st 2026 edition of quarterly newsletter

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) winter 2026 newsletter includes articles about the It’s OK to Stay safety initiative, tips for interpreting weather data, USHST Steering Committee member Lee Roskop, and more.

VAI Daily

Feb. 17, 2026

Slackline community map aids flight planning

VAI encourages pilots, mission planners, and operators—particularly those conducting low-level, off-airport, or special-mission operations—to consider using SlackMap as a supplemental awareness tool.

VAI Daily

Feb. 17, 2026

Crews deploy advanced tech to search for Nancy Guthrie (VIDEO)

(New York Post) – A Pima County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Department helicopter crew is using an advanced Bluetooth technology to search the area around Guthrie’s home north of Tucson with the hopes of getting a ping from her pacemaker.