Airbus delivers H160 to Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau When the helicopter enters service early next year, the Japanese operator will become the first in the world to use… Continue reading →
Prototype eVTOL crashes during test flight in Florida (Aerospace America) – An unmanned AIR ONE electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype went down while preparing to land… Continue reading →
SkyGrid, MIT to develop weather service for AAM operators The company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will collaborate to develop a high-resolution weather forecasting service for advanced… Continue reading →
Kamatics, RRM to partner on DSX coating for rotor blades The Kaman subsidiary and Rotorcraft Repair and Manufacturing (RRM) are teaming up to offer RRM’s Dragon Skin Extreme (DSX) blade… Continue reading →
US Army reactivates helicopter battalion in Germany (UK Defence Journal) – The reactivation of the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, which began serving in Germany in 1968… Continue reading →
CHC to provide crew transportation for Equinor The Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter has received a contract to provide Equinor with offshore transportation from Bergen, Vestland, Norway,… Continue reading →
FAA approves MD Helicopters Super D20B upgrade kit The OEM has obtained an FAA supplemental type certificate for a modification that increases the maximum gross weight of its… Continue reading →
VAI scholarship winner Philipp Zahn has a passion for aviation Discover how VAI scholarship recipients have turned opportunity into achievement—and how you can do the same—in this VAI Daily series. Continue reading →
NTSB final report: Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e, Skwentna, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2025 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inadvertent… Continue reading →
NTSB final report: Bell 206B, El Centro, California, Dec. 23, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an in-flight failure… Continue reading →
