Resource Hub

Filter Media & Resources

  • Resources

  • Topic

Total Items: 3214

VAI Daily

Jun. 18, 2024

Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Models AS 332C, AS 332C1, AS 332L, AS 332L1, and SA.330J helicopters

This proposed airworthiness directive (PAD) would require inspecting or measuring the main gearbox forward and rear suspension-bar attachment plates and, depending on the results, taking corrective action, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

VAI Daily

Jun. 18, 2024

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Models SA 365 N, SA 365 N1, AS 365 N2, and AS365 N3 helicopters

This airworthiness directive (AD) requires a one-time inspection for proper positioning of the tail-rotor actuator harness and cable-ties installation and, depending on the results, taking corrective action, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

VAI Daily

Jun. 18, 2024

FAA final rule: IFR altitudes; miscellaneous amendments

This FAA rule adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed.

VAI Daily

Jun. 17, 2024

Uavos demonstrates health-care drone’s delivery capability

Uncrewed aircraft system developer Uavos announces it has successfully delivered medical supplies to remote and hard-to-reach areas using a UVH 170 uncrewed helicopter with a 10 kg external payload.

VAI Daily

Jun. 14, 2024

Responses due Jul. 12 for FAA’s 2023 General Aviation Survey

The deadline for aircraft owners and operators to respond to the FAA’s 46th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is Friday, Jul. 12. Your participation is important, as government agencies and the general aviation industry use data from the survey to assess the need for aviation infrastructure and to evaluate the impact of safety and aviation initiatives.

VAI Daily

Jun. 14, 2024

Omni Air Taxi selects Honeywell weather radar for AW139 fleet

Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Air Taxi has chosen Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system for its fleet of 31 Leonardo AW139s.

VAI Daily

Jun. 14, 2024

EASA AD: Airbus EC130 helicopters

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Tail Rotor Hub Tension-Torsion Bars–Inspection, becomes effective Jun. 27, 2024.

VAI Daily

Jun. 14, 2024

Unified, Skyports partner to speed vertiport expansion

Unified Aviation has reached an agreement to support the growth of the Skyports Infrastructure vertiport network around the globe.

VAI Daily

Jun. 14, 2024

Japan Coast Guard adds pair of Subaru Bell 412EPXs

Subaru Corp. has purchased two more Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters from Bell Textron for the Japan Coast Guard, adding to a fleet that includes four other 412EPXs.