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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Main Gearbox Mobile Cowlings Rail Supports – Inspection, becomes effective Aug. 12, 2025.

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and drones can fly without Remote ID in FAA-recognized identification areas (FRIAs). You can find approved FRIAs on the FAA’s UAS Data Delivery System, notes the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

The OEM’s blade shop in Grand Prairie, Texas, repairs an average of 1,200 rotor blades annually for US and Canadian operators.

The operator is celebrating a decade of providing offshore energy services from the African country. Its fleet of three Leonardo AW139s has accumulated more than 1,600 flight hours since June 2015.

Husband-and-wife team helps expand helicopter services around the island nation. Read this story to learn how YOUR VAI member company can be in the Spotlight!

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is hosting investigative hearings this week into the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision between a regional airline jet and a US Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). The NTSB will livestream the Jul. 30 – Aug. 1 hearings from its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

At VAI, we’re focused on helping you advance your operational safety. That means making sure you’re ready for industry changes that could affect your organization, such as the upcoming safety management system (SMS) mandate for some US operators. VAI can help you meet that mandate, whether you’re just starting the process or need only a […]

(Your Alaska Link) – An HH-60 crew and a pararescue team hoisted the trapped climber from a steep cliff Jul. 27 near Seward.

If you feel fatigued, at what point do you self-evaluate and take yourself out of the cockpit? Sara Newton with the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine offers tips to maximize the quality of your sleep.