Oregon firefighters host helicopter logging safety event (VIDEO) (KPTV) – The Banks Fire Department hosted multiple local agencies for logger safety training on May 1. The exercise included… Continue reading →
Opinion: Real IFR training starts in real weather (Vertical magazine) – Now that more light helicopters are being certificated for IFR—including the Airbus H125—operators need to provide actual… Continue reading →
Helicopter crash in Australia injures 3 people (VIDEO) (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – A helicopter went down May 2 on a beach between Point Lonsdale and Ocean Grove in… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA 341G and SA 342J This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitive inspections and potential replacement of the inclined and horizontal driveshaft flanges, takes… Continue reading →
Life Link III gains approval for operations at Minnesota airport The company will establish a base at Duluth International Airport (KDLH) to serve St. Louis County and the Arrowhead Region. Continue reading →
Sikorsky, Rain demonstrate autonomous firefighting Black Hawk The companies extinguished propane and brush fires using a Black Hawk equipped with Sikorsky’s Matrix flight autonomy system and Rain’s… Continue reading →
Chicago Police Department receives pair of Bell 407GXis Bell Textron has delivered two Bell 407GXis to the Helicopter Operations Unit of the Chicago Police Department in Illinois. Continue reading →
UMA hosts rescue training event for students (GlobeNewswire) – An Aeromed helicopter crew from Tampa General Hospital participated in a recent Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA) emergency response… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: VAI Member Online Community The new VAI Member Online Community offers an exciting and easy way for VAI members to stay connected with the… Continue reading →
Salus Aviation introduces parts search, request-for-quote feature The company has launched a new online feature that streamlines the process for finding more than 28,000 aircraft parts and… Continue reading →
