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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 research
Saman 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 AW139
This 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 helicopters
This 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 ...
VAI Weekly
May 12, 2026
Allegheny Health Network adds H145 D3 to fleet (VIDEO)
(The Times) - The first of four Airbus H145 D3s will enter service with the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–based operator later this month.
VAI Weekly
May 12, 2026
Columbia Helicopters names new CEO and president
The Oregon-based operator has promoted Melanie Bergier to the role. She was previously COO.
VAI Weekly
May 12, 2026
Archer highlights FAA certification progress in earnings report
Archer Aviation expects operations of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to start this year under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, the company noted in its latest ...
VAI Weekly
May 12, 2026
Sánchez Bezos encourages students to pursue aviation (VIDEO)
(Hola!) - Lauren Sánchez Bezos, helicopter pilot, media personality, and founder of aerial film company Black Ops Aviation, recently spent a day with high school students through the Aircraft Owne ...