FAA seeks operator responses to 48th annual GA Survey The FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is now open, and VAI encourages operators to participate. Governmental agencies… Continue reading →
USAF commanders tour helicopter facility in Maryland The US Air Force (USAF) 316th Operations Group hosted 11 honorary commanders from across the Washington, D.C., region during a… Continue reading →
GE, Airbus advance next-gen helicopter propulsion study As the next stage of its global research collaboration with Airbus Helicopters, begun in 2024, GE Aerospace is focusing on… Continue reading →
NTSB preliminary report: Bell 407, Flagstaff, Arizona, Feb. 4, 2026 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that the helicopter, which was assisting police during a shootout, suddenly… Continue reading →
TSB final report: Airbus AS350B, near CYXY, May 2, 2025 The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada class 4 investigation determined that the helicopter went down during autorotation training near… Continue reading →
Helicopters drop food to stranded residents in Australia (NT News) – The Northern Territory government is using helicopters to conduct emergency drops of food and essential supplies to… Continue reading →
Canceled EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has canceled Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2026-0001-E, ATA 62 – Main Rotor – Main… Continue reading →
Bristow receives pair of H160s from Milestone Milestone Aviation Group has delivered two of five leased Airbus H160s to Bristow Group for offshore transportation services in Nigeria. Continue reading →
