Emergency EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC175B This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Tail Boom Skin – Inspection,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada Bell 427 This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jan. 16, 2026, requires inspecting and measuring certain check valves and removing… Continue reading →
AlarisPro joins USAIG unmanned aircraft program The insurance provider now includes support for AlarisPro’s unmanned aircraft system fleet management platform within its Performance Vector Unmanned program. Continue reading →
Greece inks 5-year support contract for NH90 fleet NHIndustries has obtained a 50-million-euro contract to maintain the Greek military’s NH90 fleet, including spare parts and operational readiness services. Continue reading →
Day 2 delivers focused safety insights at VAI’s Aerial Work Safety Conference Operators, regulators, and industry leaders addressed workforce pressures, compliance, emergency readiness, and wildfire response trends Dec. 9 in Boise, Idaho. Continue reading →
USHST newsletter provides helicopter safety snapshot In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter, Chris Baur notes that fatal US helicopter accidents… Continue reading →
Vertical Aerospace introduces Valo eVTOL aircraft The new six-passenger commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed in collaboration with Honeywell, Syensqo, and Aciturri, will… Continue reading →
Linfox to become initial H160 operator in Australia The Melbourne, Victoria–based logistics and supply chain company has ordered an Airbus H160 for passenger transportation. Continue reading →
VAI leaders, US federal officials chart path for safer aerial work operations The association’s leadership highlighted industry responsibility as government panel outlined plans to unify national wildfire response during Day 1 of… Continue reading →
On this day in history: The Salvador Allende rescue Thirty-one years ago today, Hughes Aerospace CEO and VAI Board Member Chris Baur, then a captain in the US Air… Continue reading →
