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VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

Delta begins using drones for visual maintenance inspections

Delta TechOps has started using camera-based small drones to conduct visual maintenance inspections of Delta airliners.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

US military helicopter makes precautionary landing near Tokyo

(Kyodo News) – A US Navy helicopter crew made a precautionary landing Oct. 10 on a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, after experiencing aircraft irregularities. None of the three people on board were injured.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

ATSB report: Robinson R44 II, Cairns, Queensland, Aug. 12, 2024

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the pilot conducted an unauthorized low-altitude flight at night while under the influence of alcohol. The helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel and the pilot died in the accident.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

USHST cochair discusses volunteering in aviation (PODCAST)

A new episode of Push to Talk with Bruce Webb: A Helicopter Podcast, “Volunteer Work in Aviation (And Why You Should Consider It),” is now available. It features Hughes Aerospace CEO Chris Baur, cochair of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

Airbus hosts operator celebration in New Zealand

Airbus Helicopters recently displayed its range of products and met with New Zealand operators at its Kiwi Rendezvous in Glendhu Bay, South Island.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

Operators enroll in VAI risk accreditation program

(AIN) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) has signed up several companies for its Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) program with VLinc, which helps operators step up their safety programs with coaching assistance and a goal of continual improvement.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

US Navy relocates helicopters ahead of Hurricane Milton (VIDEO)

(WDBJ) – US Navy crews from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, moved its fleet of MH-60R Seahawks to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, on Oct. 9 in advance of Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

Horizon maps out military potential of Cavorite X7

(AviTrader) – Horizon Aircraft CEO Brandon Robinson explains that the company has identified three primary military roles for its Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2024

CHC Brazil opens new hangar to support Petrobras

CHC Helicopter’s subsidiary in Brazil has started supporting Petrobras oil-and-gas production from a new hangar at Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport (SBME) in Macae, Rio de Janeiro.

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Oct. 9, 2024

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