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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced new speakers for ACSF Safety Symposium 2025, including keynote Tony Kern, a former US Air Force Command pilot and author. The event takes place Apr. 7–9 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

VAI’s Legal Resources Portal gives members access to information about transportation laws, regulatory compliance, flight standards, case decisions, and more, including a directory of VAI member legal professionals.

The OEM delivered a total of 20 new AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks, 34 remanufactured Apaches, and 9 renewed Chinooks during 2024.

Omni Helicopters International has received an Airbus H175 from GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) for offshore support in Latin America.

Flight-training device manufacturer Entrol has equipped the South Korean school with two H1000 simulators based on the Bell 505.

The FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would require inspecting certain main-rotor driveshafts for a crack, prohibit installing them unless the inspection is done, and prohibit using certain paint removers. Comments are due on the proposed AD by Feb. 28, 2025. If VAI members have questions or concerns about this AD, please contact Amber Harrison, VAI director of regulatory affairs (amberh@verticalavi.org), or Zac Noble, VAI director of flight operations and maintenance (zacn@verticalavi.org).

Mentoring is just as important in helping young pilots deal with the emotional extremes inherent in many jobs in the helicopter world as it is in flying the aircraft, explains Tim Tucker, FAA designated pilot examiner, in the latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

Shannon Dunn recently reached the milestone of transporting her 1,000th patient after working less than 8 years on the flight line.

The Japanese law enforcement agency received its first H160 in late 2024 and the second earlier this month.

Robinson Helicopter Co. has designated Campbell, Texas–based Volo Mission as an authorized distributor for the utility version of the R66 in the United States.