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VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

VAI begins accepting nominations for 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards

Nominations are open through Friday, Oct. 17, for VAI’s Salute to Excellence Awards. Learn more about 2 of the 11 award categories, the Golden Hour and Pilot of the Year Awards, in this installment of a continuing series of articles about the program.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

VAI applauds FAA policy enabling OSHA-approved harnesses for human external cargo

The new policy aligns aviation and workplace safety standards, supporting low-altitude utility missions such as grid maintenance and aerial saw work. The policy expands operator options to include harnesses accepted by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), among other government agencies.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

Royal Thai Air Force to add pair of Airbus H225s

Thai Aviation Industries will complete the two H225s. The helicopters will serve in multiple roles, including combat search and rescue, civilian search and rescue, and troop transport.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

FFG, USI to partner on advanced air mobility in Virginia

Future Flight Global (FFG) and Universal Solutions International (USI) have agreed to collaborate on advanced air mobility ecosystem development across the state.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

Michigan lab begins testing drone deliveries (VIDEO)

(WJBK) – The Detroit Smart Parking Lab has started evaluating an urban drone delivery platform at the Bedrock Assembly Garage.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

Air Methods: Tips to identify the need for an air ambulance

The operator outlines a series of tips to help medical teams determine when a patient needs an air ambulance instead of emergency ground transportation.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

SHA releases update for Mountain Flying Handbook

The Swiss Helicopter Association (SHA) September 2025 handbook revisions include new data and resources about mountain flying techniques along with case studies on pilots responding to whiteout conditions.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

European Union ministers meet to discuss drone wall

(Dronelife) – The ministers are meeting Sep. 26 with leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to talk about the creation of a “drone wall,” including radar systems, jamming technology, counter-drone interception aircraft, and command and control systems that will allow countries to share data.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

US Coast Guard crew rescues fisher off Oregon coast (VIDEO)

An MH-65E helicopter crew airlifted a man from a capsized commercial fishing vessel Sep. 23 off the coast of Waldport.