VAI Member Spotlight: M International, Virginia, USA Aftermarket-support provider of defense equipment specializes in engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul for T53, PT6A/T, and M250 engines. Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus AS 332C/C1 and AS 332L/L1 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Rotor Head Slide of the Control Plate–Inspection, takes… Continue reading →
Robinson, Rotorcorp Services to collaborate on parts, support Under the agreement, Rotorcorp will help Robinson implement a series of initiatives designed to increase parts availability and enhance aftermarket… Continue reading →
Aerotoscana highlights agricultural role for Robinson R66 South American operator Aerotoscana has released a video that shows R66 crews conducting an operation to remove excess water from… Continue reading →
Mercy Air units celebrate 35th anniversary in California First responders, local partners, and special guests, including former patients, gathered to commemorate the Air Methods operator’s 35 years of… Continue reading →
VAI prioritizes safety for operators at Gateway Program VAI engaged with its Gateway Program partners and local operators to ensure that all required lighting systems are fully operational… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: SMS coaching and assessment VAI has partnered with four safety management system (SMS) industry leaders to provide substantial savings for operators that don’t already… Continue reading →
FAA AD: Leonardo AB139 and AW139 helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitively inspecting the main landing gear shock absorber piston rod eye ends, becomes… Continue reading →
FAA AD: Airbus H160-B helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires measuring the axial play of the rotating scissors spherical bearings as specified in… Continue reading →
FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 C-2 helicopters The FAA is seeking comments by Feb. 18, 2025, on an airworthiness directive (AD) that requires repetitively inspecting the bolted… Continue reading →
