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VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Airbus connects with Singapore for pioneering collaboration (VIDEO)Airbus earlier this year tested its Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system in Singapore alongside an H225M helicopter using the OEM’s HTeaming technology. The testing was done to improve real-time searc ...
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
TransBharat Aviation orders 1st Bell 407GXi in IndiaBell Textron has secured India’s first Bell 407GXi order from TransBharat Aviation for high-altitude, utility, and corporate operations.
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Pilot makes precautionary landing at New York high school (VIDEO)(CBS News) - The pilot landed the helicopter at a high school May 26 in Mamaroneck after the aircraft’s oil pressure light came on.
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Spanish MOD supports UAV swarm project with partners(Drones) - The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MOD) FENIX project, led by UAV Navigation and Alpha Unmanned Systems, is developing artificial intelligence–enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms ...
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
TSB report: Airbus AS350 B3, Smithers Airport (CYYD), British Columbia, May 6, 2023A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation found that skipped checklist steps and operator distraction due to cell-phone use contributed to the fatal accident, which occurred dur ...
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Leonardo S.p.A. A109 series, A119, AW119 MkII helicoptersThe FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for several Leonardo helicopter models due to reports of an improperly installed swashplate duplex bearing. The AD would require a one-time ...
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus AS350 B2 helicoptersThe FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus AS350 B2 helicopters. The proposed AD was prompted by a report of magnetization on the solenoid valves for the three main ...
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Miami-Dade announces AAM partnership with Bell-DancyThe Miami-Dade (Florida) Aviation Department has partnered with Bell-Dancy Industries to prepare local airports for future advanced air mobility (AAM) air taxi operations.
VAI Weekly
May 29, 2026
Drone-dropped clams aim to rescue Florida’s dying Indian River Lagoon (VIDEO)(WESH2) - Millions of clams have been dropped by drone into the Indian River Lagoon as part of a yearslong effort to restore one of the state’s most ecologically important estuaries.
VAI Weekly
May 28, 2026
VAI’s Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference opens in BaliVAI President and CEO François Lassale called for practical action, regional collaboration, and stronger safety leadership across vertical aviation during the inaugural event in Indonesia, which c ...
