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VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, certain Model AS355 helicoptersThe FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355 E, AS355 F, AS355 F1, AS355 F2, and AS355 N helicopters. The AD, effective Sep. 17, 2026, requires rep ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
UND Aerospace launches new helicopter operations degreeThe University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace now offers a bachelor of science degree in helicopter operations, establishing a dedicated academic program for helicopter flight training separate f ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Build a case for aviation safety with the ACSF Safety ROI CalculatorThe Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Safety ROI Calculator lets you show decision makers how upgrades to operations, equipment, personnel, and training can reduce costly incidents, improve eff ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
When help crowds the sky: Operational safety lessons from disaster-zone drone saturation(Autonomy Global) - In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. But as the hours turn into days and more actors enter t ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, certain H160-B helicoptersThe FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that a gap without fire-resis ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Penn State Health Life Lion adds new helicopterThe newest aircraft will be stationed at the critical-care transport service’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania, base, joining two other Airbus H155 aircraft.
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, certain Model EC130 T2 helicoptersThe FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-25-14, which applied to certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC130 T2 helicopters. That AD revised the procedures for inspecting the vibration ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Indonesia’s Whitesky signs for 60 AutoFlight eVTOLs(Urban Air Mobility) - Indonesia’s Whitesky Aviation on Aug. 12 ordered 60 AutoFlight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to a company LinkedIn post. Earlier this mon ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes(Space.com) - The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) SkyFall mission will send a trio of mini rotorcraft to Mars equipped with ground-penetrating radar technology that happens ...
VAI Weekly
August 18, 2026
Florida county program uses drones to bring whole blood to trauma scenes(DroneLife) - Archer First Response Systems is supporting a drone program designed to deliver whole blood directly to emergency scenes in Hillsborough County, Florida. The program aims to deliver ...
