VAI Member Spotlight: TSH Aviation, South Carolina, USA Consulting firm assists with aircraft purchasing transactions, operations management, ownership support, and other specialized services. Continue reading →
Fighting the LA fires: First-person stories In this month’s edition of Viola’s Flight Report, VAI President and CEO James Viola talks with three aerial firefighters who… Continue reading →
Milestone to provide pair of leased AW189s for Vår Energi Milestone Aviation Group has obtained a contract to purchase and lease back two new Leonardo AW189s for the Norwegian oil-and-gas… Continue reading →
S.A.F.E. Structure Designs supports Canadian Army fleet of CH-47s The company has designed a roller cradle and shoring system for loading and securing fuel tanks on Canadian Army Boeing… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2B2 The FAA is seeking comments by Apr. 11, 2025, on its proposal to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2/B3 and EC130 B4 The FAA is seeking comments by Apr. 11, 2025, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require repetitively inspecting… Continue reading →
NSHA, LifeNet of New York join forces on medical services Under a new partnership, the Air Methods operator will serve as the primary air medical provider for North Star Health… Continue reading →
Metro Aviation selects Bluetail for helicopter maintenance records Scottsdale, Arizona–based Bluetail will provide digital maintenance records for a fleet of more than 170 air medical helicopters. Continue reading →
Airbus highlights firefighting operator Talon Helicopters Talon chief pilot Jarrett Lunn describes how night-vision goggles assist with fire-suppression and -containment operations. Continue reading →
Emergency EASA AD: Airbus EC175B This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Emergency Release Control of Cargo-Swing Installation–Inspection, took effect Feb.… Continue reading →
