EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B fuselage This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Main Gearbox Mobile Cowlings Rail… Continue reading →
Know where drones fly without Remote ID in your area Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and drones can fly without Remote ID in FAA-recognized identification areas (FRIAs). You can find approved… Continue reading →
ERAU course to focus on staffing, team building Registration is open through tomorrow, Jul. 31, for the online Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) course “Staffing and Team Building,” which… Continue reading →
Airbus Helicopters features blade repair hub in Texas (VIDEO) The OEM’s blade shop in Grand Prairie, Texas, repairs an average of 1,200 rotor blades annually for US and Canadian… Continue reading →
Avincis tops 10 years of AW139 operations in Mozambique The operator is celebrating a decade of providing offshore energy services from the African country. Its fleet of three Leonardo… Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: Fly Bali, Indonesia Husband-and-wife team helps expand helicopter services around the island nation. Read this story to learn how YOUR VAI member company… Continue reading →
NTSB to hold hearings on KDCA accident investigation The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is hosting investigative hearings this week into the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision… Continue reading →
Alaska Air National Guard rescues stranded climber from cliff (Your Alaska Link) – An HH-60 crew and a pararescue team hoisted the trapped climber from a steep cliff Jul.… Continue reading →
FAA’s Rotorcraft Collective: Don’t fly fatigued If you feel fatigued, at what point do you self-evaluate and take yourself out of the cockpit? Sara Newton with… Continue reading →
ATSB final report: Leonardo A109E, northeast of Mackay, Queensland, Feb. 25, 2025 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the vibration was likely the result of the helicopter entering ground… Continue reading →
