VAI hosts member roundtable to shape response to visual separation ban VAI brought together nearly 200 members from across the vertical aviation community for a Mar. 23 member roundtable on the… Continue reading →
Learn critical skills at inaugural VAI safety conference in Southeast Asia The VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference will feature sessions on advanced aeronautical decision-making with Bruce Webb of Airbus Helicopters… Continue reading →
FAASTeam webinar to highlight It’s OK to STAY initiative The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) virtual webinar, which will discuss the new VAI safety campaign and feature the United States… Continue reading →
Rotortrade highlights MRO facility in Pennsylvania (VIDEO) The company’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Latrobe is now fully operational and conducting final preparations for the… Continue reading →
DARPA autonomous helicopter tech transitions to US Army The delivery of an experimental fly-by-wire Sikorsky UH-60MX Black Hawk to the US Army represents the capstone achievement of the… Continue reading →
Lockheed Martin demos drone detection using 5G networks A team from the OEM showed how 5G cellular infrastructure can double as real-time drone detection using a prototype system… Continue reading →
FAA seeks approval to collect UAS integration data from airports The agency is requesting public comments by Apr. 22 on its plans to collect information from airport/droneport operators, OEMs, unmanned… Continue reading →
Police use helicopter to rescue dog from river (VIDEO) (Yahoo News) – A crew from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office in New York performed a skid rescue of a… Continue reading →
Helicopters airlift stranded hikers in California (VIDEO) (Onscene.TV) – Two San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crews assisted fire department officials with rescuing a group of hikers… Continue reading →
Aeropar purchases pair of AW109 Trekkers from Leonardo Aeropar, which uses a mixed fleet of 15 aircraft, plans to use the two new helicopters for utility transport operations… Continue reading →