USHST industry chair provides insights into recent accident figures US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Industry Chair Chris Baur, a member of the VAI Board of Directors, offers details about… Continue reading →
Arizona police unit adds new Airbus H125 (Apache Junction Independent) – The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office will use the helicopter for law enforcement and search-and-rescue operations. Continue reading →
Volunteers work to turn The Helicopter Conservancy into a museum (Green Bay Press Gazette) – A small group of volunteers is slowly but diligently transforming the northwest Wisconsin organization into… Continue reading →
IMS New Zealand updates valve for Cloudburst Fire Bucket The company has upgraded its Multi-Drop Monsoon Valve for the bucket to allow transport using an external cargo basket. Continue reading →
McDermott Aviation deploys firefighting pair to Queensland The operator deployed two helicopters over the weekend to help battle wildfires in South East Queensland, Australia. Continue reading →
Texas helicopter crash results in minor injuries (KVUE) – According to the FAA and local officials, a Sikorsky S-76 went down Aug. 31 near Round Mountain, resulting… Continue reading →
New Airbus H125 joins TriState CareFlight 16 fleet The Air Methods operator added a new air medical H125 into its fleet last month at its base in Taos,… Continue reading →
Why is the US Army chopping away at its helicopter fleet? (Army Times) – Jeremiah Gertler, senior analyst at the Teal Group, discusses why the US Army is nixing so many… Continue reading →
Bell UH-1Ns bid farewell to residents around Tokyo, Japan (Stars and Stripes) – The US Air Force 459th Airlift Squadron is retiring its fleet of Hueys, which have flown… Continue reading →
Bush pilot provides inside look at helicopter work (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – Jed Manning is one of many bush helicopter pilots ready to take to the skies at… Continue reading →
