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VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

Kansas DOT releases advanced air mobility roadmap (VIDEO)

(KWCH) – Officials from the Kansas Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled a new advanced air mobility (AAM) roadmap, market analysis, and economic impact study for the state Sep. 18 in Wichita.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

Georgia Tech opens lab for electric, autonomous flight research

The university’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering cut the ribbon Sep. 25 on a new aircraft-prototyping laboratory in Atlanta dedicated to advancing research of autonomous and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

VAI Daily

Sep. 26, 2025

AEM secures Transport Canada STC for MTP136D radio

Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) to install its MTP136D P25 firefighting radio on various Bell types.

VAI Daily

Sep. 25, 2025

SDFD crew airlifts injured biker from California canyon

(My Central Oregon) – A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) helicopter crew assisted US Customs and Border Protection agents with the rescue of a biker who fell from a cliff Sep. 21 near Sweetwater Dam.

VAI Daily

Sep. 25, 2025

Milestone inks agreements with Bristow for AW139 pair

The purchase and leaseback agreements involve two new Leonardo AW139s that Bristow Group will use for search-and-rescue operations in the United Kingdom.

Violas Flight Reports

Sep. 25, 2025

VAI Flight Report (September 2025) – Making BVLOS Work

In August, the FAA released a proposed rule that would enable beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. Known as Part 108, the proposed rule is critical to vertical flight because UAS operate in the same low-altitude airspace as many rotorcraft operations. VAI welcomes this essential step in […]

VAI Daily

Sep. 25, 2025

ATSB final report: Bell 206L-3, Arnhem, Northern Territory, Jul. 14, 2025

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the helicopter struck a white-bellied sea eagle during a passenger charter flight.

VAI Daily

Sep. 25, 2025

How helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon

(Space.com) – Ben Bailey, a member of the 10-person 2025 US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut class, believes his experience as a US Army helicopter pilot with 2,000 flight hours could support a future lunar landing.