Revised EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS 332L2 and EC225 LP The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a revision to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-0147R1, ATA 05 – Time… Continue reading →
GACA, Archer sign air taxi agreement for Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) will collaborate with Archer Aviation to establish a regulatory pathway for… Continue reading →
Joby Aviation, Toyota conduct flight demo in Japan The California-based OEM completed an international flight demonstration in collaboration with Toyota Motor at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka. Continue reading →
Airport markings and signage: Do we really need to know these? In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter, Erik Feldmanis, US Army CW4 (Ret.) and CFI, provides… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB Bo 105 and BK 117 series The FAA is accepting comments through Jan. 30, 2026, on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require visual inspections of… Continue reading →
Héli Air Monaco to add Vertical Aerospace Valo into fleet The operator plans to use the Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger transport operations across the French… Continue reading →
VAI Emerging Professionals Committee supports industry newcomers The new VAI group is designed to support those who have entered the industry in the past six years. Continue reading →
FAA SAIB: Restricted category type certificate holder responsibilities This revised FAA special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) informs the aviation industry of potential nonconforming military specifications, US Army-Navy standards,… Continue reading →
Extreme safety ownership In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter, Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explains that… Continue reading →
VAI conference highlights transition, safety, federal reforms (Vertical magazine) – Hundreds of helicopter firefighting and utility professionals gathered last week in Boise, Idaho, for the annual VAI… Continue reading →
