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VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
EUROPEAN ROTORS releases exhibitor info for 2026 trade showThe organizers of the event, which takes place Nov. 30–Dec. 3 (exhibits open Dec. 1–3) in Lyon, France, are now accepting applications from exhibitors.
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Software models aerial firefighting dynamics in real time(Aerospace Testing International) - Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have developed flight-simulation software capable of modeling the complex interactions between helicopter r ...
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Magazine opens 2026 survey on helicopter, engine manufacturers(Vertical Plus) - Responses are due by May 29 for the annual survey, which is open to anyone in the global civil helicopter industry who has operated, flown, or maintained helicopters in the past ...
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Tohoku Air Service orders SkyDrive eVTOL aircraftSkyDrive will provide the Japanese operator with an SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in 2028.
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Helicopters drop water on wildfires in Florida Everglades (VIDEO)(NewsX World) - Firefighting helicopter crews rushed to battle a fast-moving Everglades wildfire May 11 as smoke spread across the area.
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Airbus Helicopters delivers 1,000th H130(RotorHub) - The milestone H130 will join Rotorjet Aviation’s fleet in Kenya for air medical, surveying, tourism, aerial photography, and filming operations.
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
USDOE awards grant to ERAU professor for electric aircraft researchSaman Farhangdoust, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), has received a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Energy (USDOE) to develop a system that would int ...
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Final FAA AD: Leonardo AB139 and AW139This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jun. 17, requires replacing certain life-raft inflation systems. It also prohibits installation of an affected life-raft inflation system ...
VAI Weekly
May 13, 2026
Final FAA AD: Leonardo A109E helicoptersThis FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jun. 17, continues to require repetitive inspections of the intersection of the lateral pylon and floor spar at station 1815 for cracking ...
VAI Weekly
May 12, 2026
Aviation industry backs safety push on slackline reporting(Arizona’s Family) - VAI and 36 other aviation groups signed a letter last week supporting the McCarty family’s push for new helicopter safety measures around how slacklines are reported and marke ...
