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 →
Mercy Air bases achieve 1st responder status The Air Methods operator’s Nevada bases in Henderson, Mesquite, and Pahrump have obtained the first-responder designation. Continue reading →
Sikorsky to demonstrate Matrix technology for US Marine Corps The US military branch has chosen the Lockheed Martin company to demonstrate its optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawk for the… Continue reading →
Eve Air Mobility, Signature Aviation to develop AAM infrastructure The advanced air mobility (AAM) manufacturer and the fixed-base operator will partner to research electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 1 This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 72–Engine–Gas Generator First Stage High Pressure Turbine Blades–Replacement, takes… Continue reading →
Bristow, Beta, partners to open AAM cargo test flight area in Norway The Civil Aviation Authority of Norway, Avinor, Beta Technologies, and Bristow Group’s Norwegian subsidiary will work together to build a… Continue reading →
USHST newsletter highlights new way to approach helicopter safety What if helicopter operators could gain similar insights from accident investigations without the tragedy? The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)… Continue reading →
