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VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, certain Model EC130 T2 helicoptersThe FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-25-14, which applied to certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC130 T2 helicopters. That AD revised the procedures for inspecting the vibration ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Indonesia’s Whitesky signs for 60 AutoFlight eVTOLs(Urban Air Mobility) - Indonesia’s Whitesky Aviation on Aug. 12 ordered 60 AutoFlight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to a company LinkedIn post. Earlier this mon ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes(Space.com) - The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) SkyFall mission will send a trio of mini rotorcraft to Mars equipped with ground-penetrating radar technology that happens ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Florida county program uses drones to bring whole blood to trauma scenes(DroneLife) - Archer First Response Systems is supporting a drone program designed to deliver whole blood directly to emergency scenes in Hillsborough County, Florida. The program aims to deliver ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Air Zermatt and the Bell 429: High-altitude rescue experts (VIDEO)Bell profiles customer Air Zermatt, illustrating how the Swiss operator employs a Bell 429 for rescue missions varying from performing a hoist at 16,000 ft. to saving a climber who’s fallen more t ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Final BIS rule: Streamlining export controls for drone exportsThe US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is easing export controls on certain unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) and related parts, components, accessories, attachments, technology, an ...
VAI Weekly
August 12, 2026
Israeli start-up Air to build eVTOL aircraft in Florida(AIN) - Israeli electric aircraft developer Air plans to begin manufacturing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Florida by the end of this year under a partnership with the ...
VAI Weekly
August 12, 2026
Ontario invests in AirSuite to advance aviation ground ops techAirSuite will develop a new ground management system with Wisk Air Helicopters to improve coordination between air and ground operations, with support from the Government of Ontario (Canada) throu ...
VAI Weekly
August 12, 2026
Final FAA Special Conditions: Skyryse, Robinson Model R66 helicopter; flight control system annunciation of controlThis helicopter, as modified by Skyryse, will have a novel design feature compared with the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category helicopters, replacing ...
VAI Weekly
August 12, 2026
The 2027 VAI Photo Contest Is Now Open!Have you taken some great photos of vertical flight aircraft? Let us (and the whole world) see them by entering the 2027 VAI Photo Contest, which is now open for submissions! The top photographer ...
