Robinson, Operation Helo partner on disaster-relief training Robinson Helicopter has reached an agreement to support a new disaster-response training program for Operation Helo pilots, including underwriting a… Continue reading →
VAI announces 2025–26 Board of Directors leadership The new Executive Committee leadership team for the VAI Board of Directors will serve one-year terms starting Jul. 1, 2025. Continue reading →
VAI Out & About: Quite the treat (POWER UP magazine) – VAI’s Zac Noble describes catching a ride out to Chevron’s Tahiti offshore oil platform. Continue reading →
Helicopters patrol the sky at Kennedy Space Center (POWER UP magazine) – Pilots perform multiple missions for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration complex. Continue reading →
Atlantic Airways opens Thales AW139 training center in the Faroes The new Atlantic Airways Aviation Academy facility in the Faroe Islands features a Leonardo AW139 Reality H full-flight simulator from… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus SA.330J helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires revising the existing maintenance records by incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS 332L1 and EC225 LP helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing or modifying certain hoist shear toggle-switch supports and prohibits installing affected parts,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS350 series, AS355 series, and EC130 series This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires repeated inspections of the main-gearbox bevel wheel and magnetic plug for particles and prohibits… Continue reading →
Robinson highlights mission-ready fleet at Florida trade show Robinson Helicopter is displaying a Polk County Sheriff’s Office R66 and an R44 and R22 from Sky Blue Aviation during… Continue reading →
TracPlus introduces aerial firefighting operations platform The company’s new FireFlyte software-as-a-service platform provides real-time intelligence for aerial firefighting operators. Continue reading →