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VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
Pilots Who Ask Why: 56 seconds to live(Vertical Plus) - Inadvertent entry into IMC doesn’t give you minutes to recover—it gives you seconds, according to a US Helicopter Safety Team analysis. Jop Dingemans and Janine Lythe explain wha ...
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
China rolls out 1st domestic electric engine for eVTOL aircraft(AeroTime) - The Aero Engine Corporation of China delivered the first AEE25 engine Jun. 5 in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The engine will power the TCab Tech E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) ai ...
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 D-3This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires a one-time inspection of the affected swashplates and corrective actions, if necessary.
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
Final FAA AD: Personal locator beacon on Airbus H160-BThis 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 ...
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
Final FAA AD: Various helicoptersThis 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 p ...
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus H160-BThis 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 ...
VAI Weekly
June 10, 2026
FAA to host NOTAM technical interchange meetingThe 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 Weekly
June 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
June 3, 2026
June 3, 2026 – VAI Calls for 2027 Salute to Excellence NominationsNominate 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...
