JGSDF fleet of Enstrom TH-480s tops 100,000 flight hours Representatives from the Menominee, Michigan–based manufacturer celebrated the milestone with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during a… Continue reading →
VAI Member Spotlight: International Machine Transport, Canada Specialized ground transportation operator hauls helicopters, aircraft components, and cargo across the United States and Canada. Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA.330J This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires repetitively inspecting for a gap between the main-gearbox oil cooling fan assembly rotor… Continue reading →
L3Harris provides imaging systems for German H145M fleet L3Harris Technologies has started supplying its Wescam MX-15D sensors to Airbus Helicopters for the German Armed Forces fleet of new… Continue reading →
Arizona Native Air units obtain 1st responder status Air Methods operators Native Air 4 and 14, based in Prescott and Prescott Valley, have achieved the designation of first… Continue reading →
Airbus appoints chief human resources officer Carmen-Maja Rex has accepted the position of chief human resources officer for Airbus, effective Apr. 1, 2025. She is currently… Continue reading →
US Army paramedics help shape FLRAA air ambulance cabin design Paratroopers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division provided feedback during November on designs for medical evacuation aircraft with the… Continue reading →
EASA off-site landing series closes with takeoff procedures (VIDEO) The fourth and final episode of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) series about helicopter off-airfield landing site operations… Continue reading →
Emergency EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters/MBB BK 117 C-2 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) emergency airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Tail Rotor Actuator–Inspection, takes effect Dec.… Continue reading →
Cadorath names VP of EOS implementation Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada–based Cadorath has appointed Brandy Cadorath as VP of entrepreneurial operating system (EOS) implementation, training, and oversight. Continue reading →