VAI Member Spotlight: Start Pac, Nevada, USA Family-owned business provides jump-starting and other services for owners and operators of aircraft, including helicopters. Interested in having your company… Continue reading →
Entrol introduces hoist operator station for rescue training The company has launched its MR Hoist Operator Station, which uses mixed-reality technology to create a training platform for communication… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires removing all ballast weights from the aft-movable ballast-box assembly and prohibits the use of… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS 332 series helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires inspecting the slide of the control plate of the tail-rotor head assembly for any… Continue reading →
Bell Training Academy in Spain adds Bell 429 technical courses The academy in Valencia is offering two new comprehensive Bell 429 technical training programs for maintenance technicians. Continue reading →
ITC-AeroLeasing to provide Bell 407 pair for air medical operator The company has reached a five-year agreement to refinance two Bell 407s to serve with a US air medical operator. Continue reading →
Patient thanks TriCity LifeNet crew for lifesaving transport Students and staff members of Hastings Middle School in Hastings, Nebraska, gathered Apr. 2 to express appreciation to a TriCity… Continue reading →
StandardAero wins Top Shop Award for engine overhaul Voters in the annual The145.com awards have selected StandardAero to receive the Best Engine Overhaul award for the third year… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus SA 341G and SA 342J helicopters The FAA is seeking comments by May 22 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require repetitively tap inspecting… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus SA 341G and SA 342J helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing certain pilot collective stick grips and prohibits installing them, takes effect May… Continue reading →
