EASA, DJI collaborate on drone safety, awareness The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is working with DJI Drones to support the transition of a new regulatory… Continue reading →
Blackcomb Helicopters sells aviation assets to Summit Aviation (Vertical magazine) – Summit Aviation has agreed to purchase Canadian helicopter operator Blackcomb’s air tour business. Summit plans to continue… Continue reading →
Emergency EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS332 and EC225 This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 55 – Stabilizers – Horizontal Stabilizer – Inspections, takes… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Join the VAI Community The VAI Community offers an exciting and easy way for VAI members to stay connected with the industry. Continue reading →
NTSB preliminary report: MD 369FF, Superior, Arizona, Jan. 2, 2026 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that a witness saw the helicopter strike a highline/slackline before the… Continue reading →
Helicopters collide during deer-capture operation in Wyoming (Cowboy State Daily) – Two Robinson R44s collided while trying to land during a Wyoming Game and Fish Department operation… Continue reading →
Fourth-generation pilot continues family flying legacy (CBC) – Jocelyn Kelly-Bourassa, 20, from Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada, earned her commercial helicopter license in a Robinson… Continue reading →
Forecast: Unmanned helicopter sector to double by 2030 (GlobeNewswire) – A new report from Research and Markets estimates that the global market for unmanned helicopters will expand from… Continue reading →
Black Hawk crew recovers flooded cars in Australia (VIDEO) (7News) – A Sikorsky Black Hawk crew working for the Victoria State Emergency Service retrieved more than a dozen cars… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: PZL-Świdnik W-3A The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 9 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitive inspections of the main-rotor… Continue reading →
