VAI Member Spotlight: DSS Protection, Canada Provider of helicopter equipment specializes in lifesaving support for emergency response operators. Interested in having your company featured in VAI… Continue reading →
VAI, Modern Skies Coalition back US House plan to modernize ATC system Warning that the US air traffic control (ATC) system can no longer run on outdated technology and short staffing, VAI… Continue reading →
FAA seeks responses for 2024 General Aviation Survey The FAA is asking aircraft operators to fill out the 2024 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. The survey… Continue reading →
Blade Air Mobility sets date for next quarterly earnings report The company will release financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and host a conference call for investors on… Continue reading →
CAP to distribute Kawak Aviation Technologies fire buckets Canadian Air Parts (CAP) has reached an agreement to become a distributor of Kawak’s Cascade fire buckets in Canada. Continue reading →
Bell, Boeing commemorate USAF CV-22 program of record Bell Textron and Boeing hosted an Apr. 18 ceremony to commemorate the approaching end of CV-22 Osprey production under the… Continue reading →
VAI applauds FAA decision to improve medical certification process The association commends the FAA for halting implementation of a controversial policy that would have classified pilots’ incomplete medical certification… Continue reading →
Final EASA AD: Leonardo AB139 and AW139 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 24–Electrical Power–Overhead Panel Wires Interference–Inspection/Modification, takes effect May 8. Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 430 helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2021-24-09, published in 2021. The new AD, which becomes effective May 13, requires… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires inspecting the wire harnesses at certain locations and repairing any damage, takes effect… Continue reading →
