Nominations open for VAI 2026–29 Board of Directors until Jan. 24 VAI is seeking nominations for four open operator positions on our Board of Directors for the term Jul. 1, 2026,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations into the existing maintenance manual or instructions… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA 341G and SA 342J This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires repetitive tap inspections of certain part-numbered main-rotor blades and,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 C-2, D-2, and D-3 This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires inspecting hoist hooks and hook nuts and replacing them,… Continue reading →
Pair of Enstrom helicopters collides in New Jersey (AIN) – The midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C Shark on Dec. 28, 2025, near Hammonton… Continue reading →
PHI Aviation pilot offers tips for responding to bird strikes Dan Power, pilot with PHI Aviation, details the corrective actions he took after a low-level bird strike involving a US… Continue reading →
Part 108: Next steps (POWER UP magazine) – Now that public comments are closed, here’s what’s next for this era-defining FAA regulation. Continue reading →
US FCC updates covered list to include foreign drones, critical components The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added unmanned aircraft systems and critical components… Continue reading →
VAI continues to accept nominations for 2026–29 Board of Directors VAI is seeking nominations for four open operator positions on our Board of Directors for the term Jul. 1, 2026,… Continue reading →
Rotortrade to establish maintenance hub in Saudi Arabia Under a partnership with the Special Integrated Logistics Zone Co., Rotortrade will develop a maintenance, sales, and services facility in… Continue reading →
