Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 D-3 This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires a one-time inspection of the affected swashplates and corrective… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Personal locator beacon on Airbus H160-B This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing a functional test of the personal locator beacon… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Various helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing repetitive visual inspections of the auxiliary servo assembly,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus H160-B This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires removing the jettisonable window and, depending on the results,… Continue reading →
FAA to host NOTAM technical interchange meeting The FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Modernization Office software technical interchange meeting takes place at 12:30 eastern (UTC-4) tomorrow, Thursday,… Continue reading →
Flying without jet fuel: Hydrogen helicopter takes flight (VIDEO) (CNET) – Unither Bioélectronique conducted the world’s first flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter at Roland-Désourdy Airport (CZBM) in Quebec, Canada,… Continue reading →
VAI calls for 2027 Salute to Excellence Awards nominations We have started accepting nominations for our annual awards program. You do not need to be a VAI member to… Continue reading →
Welcome to VAI Weekly, your source for everything vertical aviation Today marks the launch of VAI Weekly, a new VAI communications product that combines the fast-paced, quick-consumption nature of the… Continue reading →
Rotortrade reflects on successful Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference The global helicopter dealer looks back on the inaugural VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, where 140 professionals from across… Continue reading →
Airbus partners with Mistral AI to expand use of AI across its operations The OEM’s collaboration with the European artificial intelligence (AI) company supports the goal of placing AI at the core of… Continue reading →
