Thales pilot highlights flight demo helicopter (VIDEO) (Breaking Defense) – Helicopter pilot Ryan Walters provides details about the helicopter demonstrator that Thales uses to evaluate electronic equipment… Continue reading →
Report: Slow, steady growth for helicopter industry through 2034 (Helicopter Investor) – A new market forecast from Cirium predicts the delivery of 7,500 new civil turbine helicopters valued at… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Apply for a 2026 scholarship VAI members can apply for a 2026 scholarship through Nov. 14, 2025. Scholarships are available for aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter… Continue reading →
Sikorsky, CAL FIRE to advance autonomous firefighting The Lockheed Martin company has secured a five-year contract from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)… Continue reading →
Texas DPS crew airlifts hiker from canyon (VIDEO) (KVII) – A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter crew assisted ground rescue teams with hoisting a hiker suffering… Continue reading →
How to keep helicopter technicians safe from falls (Vertical magazine) – Organizations can avoid rotorcraft maintenance technician accidents and injuries with the use of fall-protection equipment. Continue reading →
CAAS releases safety plan for UTM, AAM integration (Urban Air Mobility News) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) National Aviation Safety Plan (2025–27) identifies safety challenges… Continue reading →
Pair of Air Methods operators expands services in Florida AirLife 7 is moving to a new base at Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ) in Columbia County. Suwannee Air Rescue… Continue reading →
Pilot lands on way to battle Canadian wildfires (VIDEO) (CBC) – A British Columbia Wildfire Service helicopter pilot carrying three crew members made an emergency landing after deploying to… Continue reading →
Volatus Aerospace gains BVLOS approval in Canada Transport Canada has issued a special flight operations certificate that allows Volatus to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)… Continue reading →
