How an egg changed the course of aviation history Bell is sharing the story about the engineer, pilot, and experiment that helped launch the OEM more than 90 years… Continue reading →
Pilots Who Ask Why: 56 seconds to live (Vertical Plus) – Inadvertent entry into IMC doesn’t give you minutes to recover—it gives you seconds, according to a US… Continue reading →
China rolls out 1st domestic electric engine for eVTOL aircraft (AeroTime) – The Aero Engine Corporation of China delivered the first AEE25 engine Jun. 5 in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The engine… Continue reading →
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 →
