VAI Members-Only Benefit: Discounts for VERTICON A VAI membership includes discounts to attend and exhibit at VERTICON and other VAI events. VERTICON 2026 takes place Mar.… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Emergency Life-Raft System Container Assembly–Replacement, takes effect Jun. 18. Continue reading →
Milestone extends lease with HeliKorea for AW169 Milestone Aviation Group has signed a five-year lease to continue providing a Leonardo AW169 for HeliKorea, which started using the… Continue reading →
Airbus product manager details H140 improvements Stefan Bestle, H140 marketing product manager, outlines the upgrades to the new H140 designed for air medical operators. Continue reading →
FAA green-lights Garmin autopilot as standard on Robinson R66 Robinson has obtained FAA approval to install the Garmin GFC 600H digital flight control system as standard equipment on R66… Continue reading →
Abdul Latif Jameel partners with Joby Aviation in Saudi Arabia The companies have agreed to explore a distribution agreement that would involve up to 200 of Joby’s electric aircraft and… Continue reading →
Blade CEO on board for 1st US electric aircraft passenger flight Blade Air Mobility CEO Rob Wiesenthal took part in the first passenger-carrying flight of the Beta Technologies Alia conventional takeoff… Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: Titra, Turkey Artificial intelligence specialist provides unmanned helicopters and drones to a wide range of operators. Read this story to learn how… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC225 LP This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 8, requires installing an electrical bonding-braid modification, as required in a… Continue reading →
Corrected EASA AD: Leonardo AB412, A109E, A109K2, A109S, AB139, and AW139 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a correction for airworthiness directive (AD) ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Hoist–Inspection. The original AD… Continue reading →
