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Salus Aviation has purchased an Airbus H145/BK 117-D3 helicopter from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) as part of a fleet replacement program.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team hosted an Aug. 17 webinar outlining the FAA’s updated airman certification standards (ACSs) as they apply to helicopter pilots, students, and instructors. If you missed the webinar, click the link inside to watch a recording of it.

Joby Aviation and the US Air Force have completed testing of an uncrewed resupply aircraft system using a fixed-wing Cessna 208B platform with an equipment suite from Joby subsidiary Xwing.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report into an aerial spray helicopter accident that resulted in the death of the pilot. Investigators found evidence that indicates the helicopter’s rotors struck power-transmission wires.

The US Navy’s Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 named Commander Jared Schmitt as its new leader during an Aug. 22 change-of-command ceremony, replacing Commander Andrew Countiss.

Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of X2.3, the production-ready version of its Aero2 tilt-wing drone.

(Space Coast Daily) – VAI President and CEO James Viola provided an update on the vision, purpose, and values of the association during a luncheon last week at the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) chapter in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

“Once we heard the helicopter, I knew we would be OK.” I will never forget that statement from the father of a family hoisted to safety from floodwaters. When that family heard the sound of helicopters, they heard the sound of service. And service is what the vertical aviation community is all about, through not […]

Helicopter pilot and lawyer Amber Harrison has joined VAI as director of regulatory affairs. She previously worked for Zipline International.