Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through May 27 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA… Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: The Real ResQ Podcast A former US Coast Guard swimmer shares rescue stories with hopes of improving the helicopter industry’s safety best practices. Read… Continue reading →
Bell Textron Canada delivers 6,000th commercial helicopter The OEM marked the milestone while handing over two Subaru Bell 412EPXs to Sûreté du Québec May 12 at its… Continue reading →
Archer Aviation highlights new partners in earnings results During the first quarter of 2025, the company added Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft launch customers Abu Dhabi… Continue reading →
FAA renews NVG exemption for helicopter operators through 2027 The FAA has granted an extension of Exemption No. 18973C, which allows Part 91 and 135 operations using night-vision goggles… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Leonardo A109E, A109S, and AW109SP This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) is effective Jun. 16. It requires inspecting the cables and bonding-braids installation and taking corrective… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Leonardo A119 and AW119 MkII This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires installing a battery-discharge detector and revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual, as specified… Continue reading →
VAI opposes proposed luxury tax on aircraft in Washington state The association is joining other aviation industry groups in opposing a bill that would impose an additional 10% tax on… Continue reading →
XP Services to distribute Recoil Aerospace firefighting tanks Recoil has designated Tennessee-based XP Services as a distributor of its aerial fire suppression system for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 D-3 This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require operators to revise the existing rotorcraft flight manual, as specified in a… Continue reading →
