Home / Resource Hub Resource Hub Filter Media & Resources search by text Resources EventsVideosViolas Flight ReportsRegulationsVAI UpdatesMagazine ArticlesVAI DailySpotlight on SafetyWebinarsPress ReleasesAdvocacy Resources Topic Safety(384)Flight Ops(43)Industry Information(34)Industry News(404)People(106)Airworthiness Directives(145)Education(21)Industry Careers(2)Government News(58)Technology(6)How We Serve(225)VAI News(175)Member News(586)VERTICON(2)Regulatory News(43)Land & Live(9)Advocacy(272)Air tour management plans / ATMP(6)EAGLE initiative(3)Sustainability(12)Veterans issues(7)Unmanned aircraft systems / UASs(8)Infrastructure / heliports / vertiports(32)FAA reauthorization(10)Workforce(21)ATC privatization(2)Advanced air mobility / AAM(15)Federal preemption / ADA(13)Access and Noise / ANCA(2)5G interference(49)Testimony/Hearings(21)VTOL Advocate(35)Across the Web(80)VAI at Work(11) Year year of publication Any Year 1970 (1) 2010 (21) 2011 (7) 2012 (7) 2013 (25) 2014 (6) 2015 (33) 2016 (23) 2017 (43) 2018 (55) 2019 (90) 2020 (287) 2021 (293) 2022 (313) 2023 (274) 2024 (1,880) 2025 (452) Access Level For MembersFor Public(3,346) Filtered By: Total Items: 3810 VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 NTSB final report: AS350 B2, Spofford, Texas, Jan. 11, 2024 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the fatigue failure of the fuel control unit control lever arm, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Attention US air tour operators: FAA seeks nominations for safety rulemaking committee The deadline for nominations is Feb. 28, 2025, for FAA’s newly established Commercial Air Tour Aviation Rulemaking Committee. This initiative, part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, aims to enhance safety standards within the commercial air tour industry. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Pilot recalls helicopter rescue in Canada following plane crash (Yukon News) – An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk crew rescued the pilot and passenger of a small aircraft Jan. 26 near Faro, Yukon. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 US Air Force begins operational evaluations of Boeing MH-139A (Global Defense News) – The 550th Helicopter Squadron at Malmstrom US Air Force Base in Montana has reached a milestone in integrating the MH-139A Grey Wolf into the US military’s nuclear security operations. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Helicopter Horizons advances toward Bronze Level in ORRA program The progress in VAI and VLinc’s Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) program demonstrates the Botswana–based company’s commitment to strengthening safety. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Helicopter crews rescue wild ice skaters in Alaska (Men’s Journal) – Helicopter crews from the Alaska Army National Guard assisted state troopers and rescue crews from the US Forest Service and Girdwood Fire and Rescue with extricating two stranded ice skaters from Portage Lake Feb. 10. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Boeing, KHI receive order from JSDF for 17 CH-47JA Chinooks The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has purchased 17 CH-47 Block II Chinooks from Boeing and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to replace some of its helicopters currently in service. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 Tennessee’s HART program upgrades helicopter fleet The Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (HART), a joint program of the Tennessee National Guard and the Nashville Fire Department, has upgraded from the Sikorsky UH-60L to a fleet of five UH-60V Black Hawks. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 NSIA report: AS350 B3, Songesand, Rogaland, Norway, Nov. 16, 2020 The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) has determined that the pilot lost control of the helicopter after experiencing rotorcraft–pilot coupling, which caused strong vertical oscillations. VAI Daily Feb. 14, 2025 NTSB final report: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, Lago Vista, Texas, Nov. 11, 2024 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight instructor’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation. 12345…102030…Next »Last »