VAI Members-Only Benefit: 2026 scholarships are now open! VAI members can choose from eight opportunities for pilots and aviation mechanics/engineers. Continue reading →
USHST offers peer support to helicopter search-and-rescue crews The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is offering mental health support through its Peer Pilot Program for helicopter pilots and… Continue reading →
Pilot John International expands mobile service for GSE support The company is now offering its mobile support service for ground support equipment (GSE) across the United States. Continue reading →
VAI praises Congress for US ATC modernization funding The association applauds members of the US Congress for approving a $12.5 billion down payment for air traffic control (ATC)… Continue reading →
VAI congratulates Bryan Bedford on confirmation as FAA administrator “At a time when the agency faces a range of complex challenges, from modernizing air traffic control to integrating new… Continue reading →
DARPA awards funding to Bell for SPRINT X-Plane demonstrator The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Textron for Phase 2 of the Speed and Runway… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS365 N2/N3, EC155 B/B1, and SA 365 N/N1 This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Aug. 14, requires inspecting the tightening torque and taking corrective action, if… Continue reading →
Australian Army opens UH-60M support center in Queensland The launch of a Sikorsky UH-60M operations facility at Swartz Barracks in Oakey comes after Lockheed Martin Australia established a… Continue reading →
Boeing announces Q2 2025 deliveries The OEM delivered a total of 12 AH-64 Apaches, 5 CH-47 Chinooks, and 4 MH-139s during the second quarter of… Continue reading →
HSI upgrades Airbus H125 for Alaskan operator Texas-based Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) has delivered a custom H125 to telecom provider GCI Communication Corp. Continue reading →
