VAI Spotlight on Safety: Are you mentally fit to fly? In vertical aviation, we pay great attention to a pilot’s physical ability to fly. But how often do we focus… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA.330J This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires installing an improved main-gearbox fan rotor bearing assembly, takes effect Jun. 11. It… Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: EAA Tools, Arizona, USA Veteran-owned business provides custom tooling for US military aircraft, including the Sikorsky H-60 and S-70. Read this story to learn… Continue reading →
Alaska rescue unit trains with Vita Inclinata hoist system The Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron has completed the training and certification program for the Vita Rescue System. Continue reading →
Archer Aviation hires COO for UAE operations The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker has appointed Cristiano Tartaglione as COO for United Arab Emirates (UAE) operations. Continue reading →
NAAA Fly Safe campaign issues safety reminder about drones The US National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA), as part of its safety campaign aimed at preventing midair collisions, is reminding… Continue reading →
FAA approves AvTask as certified repair station for CH-47 blades AvTask can also offer Boeing CH-47 rotor blade services for US government operators under a new US General Services Administration… 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 →
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 →
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 →
