EASA AD: Airbus EC120B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Pilot Cyclic Stick Bonding Braid–Inspection, takes effect… Continue reading →
Joby demos electric aircraft in South Korea’s K-UAM challenge As part of a collaboration that includes SK Telecom, Hanwha Systems, TMAP, and Korea Airports Corp., Joby Aviation has completed… Continue reading →
VAI to sponsor next month’s Concorde Rotorcraft IA Renewal course The virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal course takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025. Continue reading →
Skyports, Bicester Motion begin construction of UK vertiport Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on a vertiport that will serve as a testing and flight operations… Continue reading →
Archer, Anduril to develop military VTOL aircraft Archer Aviation is partnering with California-based Anduril Industries to produce a hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense… Continue reading →
AUVSI adds Spirit from Ascent AeroSystems to Green UAS list The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has named the Spirit unmanned aerial vehicle from the Robinson subsidiary to… Continue reading →
VAI Announces Leadership Change in 2025 James Viola, VAI president and CEO, will leave the organization in March 2025 to assume a similar position at the… Continue reading →
Bahrain government buys Airbus H145s for police, emergency ops Airbus Helicopters has obtained an order for nine H145s that will serve in law enforcement and emergency response missions with… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) program The ORRA program offers VAI member operators a flexible, evolving, and organized approach to managing risks and improving processes across… Continue reading →
New York fire, rescue team to use Ascend for air medical training The Milford Fire Department and Emergency Squad has selected the Air Methods Ascend online EMS Review program for first-responder training. Continue reading →
