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VAI Weekly
August 12, 2025
Bell highlights past and future US military trainersOver the past 70 years, Bell has provided training helicopters for the US military, including the H-13, UH-1H, TH-67, and TH-57. The Bell 505 will join the list for the US Army’s Flight School Nex ...
Advocacy Resources
August 11, 2025
VTOL Advocate – August 4, 2025Federal Updates US, EU Reach Agreement on Trade and Tariffs Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces ROTOR Act to Improve Aviation Safety in the NAS News from VAI’s Western US Regional Representative...
VAI Weekly
August 11, 2025
Bristow Group begins testing with BETA electric aircraftThe helicopter operator flew the BETA Technologies Alia CX300 conventional takeoff and landing aircraft for the first time Aug. 8 from Stavanger Airport (ENZV) in Rogaland County, Norway.
VAI Weekly
August 11, 2025
Blade Air Mobility CFO to present at tech conferenceCFO Will Heyburn is speaking today, Aug. 11, during the virtual Oppenheimer 28th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference.
VAI Weekly
August 11, 2025
FAA seeks to renew info collection of sUAS safety statementsThe FAA is requesting comments through Sep. 4 on its plans to seek approval to collect information from small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) manufacturers about the safety statement they provide ...
VAI Weekly
August 8, 2025
Tips for sharing low-altitude airspace with drones (VIDEO)In this Rotorcraft Collective episode, FAA Safety Team representative Scott Newsome provides safety guidelines and best practices for helicopter pilots operating below 500 ft. to avoid colliding w ...
VAI Weekly
August 8, 2025
Archer gains assets from Overair, Mission Critical ComponentsArcher Aviation has acquired patents and hired staff from Karem Aircraft spinoff Overair as well as a 60,000-sq.-ft. composites facility in Huntington Beach, California, from Mission Critical Comp ...
VAI Weekly
August 8, 2025
Joby Aviation CEO: Pivotal moment for eVTOL aircraft marketIn the company’s Aug. 6 second-quarter earnings report, JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO, said that regulatory and commercialization advances have Joby in position to scale production of its electri ...
VAI Weekly
August 7, 2025
VAI Members-Only Benefit: 2026 scholarship programVAI members interested in applying for a 2026 scholarship have through Nov. 14, 2025, to submit an application. Scholarships are available for aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot rat ...
VAI Weekly
August 7, 2025
FAA updates helicopter accident data for July 2025The FAA has added July 2025 data into its Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard, which covers various metrics, including total accidents, fatal accidents, average accident rates, and average fatal-acciden ...
