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VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
Getting the most from your special-ops helicopter engine(AirMed&Rescue) - Special operations fly in all conditions, so it’s essential to have an engine that is powerful enough to manage unusual loads and is responsive to changing conditions, including ...
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
EASA approves SPAES life raft handle for Airbus H155Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany–based SPAES has obtained European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for an additional handle for a life raft on an Airbus H155 in operation wi ...
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
KAMS to upgrade Bell 412s for Norwegian Armed ForcesKongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) has obtained a contract to provide communications system upgrades for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency fleet of Bell 412s.
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
ICG helicopter crashes during attempted emergency water landing(NDTV) - An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter went down Sep. 2 during an emergency landing while approaching a vessel in the Arabian Sea. Two crew members died in the accident and a third sustai ...
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
FAA Safety Briefing: Updating mental health policiesFAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup maps out some of the recent changes made to mental health policies in tandem with the Aeromedical Summit and Mental Health Advisory Rulemaking Committee.
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
FAA Safety Briefing: The keys to rotorcraft runway safetyWhen it comes to safe runway operations, training, education, and experience matter. The FAA’s Helicopter Flying Handbook notes that accident rates decrease by nearly 50% once a pilot obtains 100 ...
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
Enstrom highlights quality inspector at KMNMEnstrom has published a feature about Kevin Fayta, who joined the company last year as a quality inspector at Menominee Regional Airport (KMNM) in Michigan. He previously worked for ERDA, a subsid ...
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
CAAM appoints new board members from Unither, BetaNonprofit organization Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) has added Mikaël Cardinal of Unither Bioélectronique and Kristen Blodgett of Beta Technologies to its board of directors.
VAI Weekly
September 4, 2024
Archer Aviation tops 400 eVTOL test flights in 2024The company has reached its goal of conducting 400 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test flights this year four months ahead of its projections.
VAI Weekly
September 3, 2024
VAI Member Spotlight: Tuckamore Aviation, Massachusetts, USAMultirole Part 135 Airbus AS350 B3 operator provides aerial photography and filming, charter, survey, longline, and utility services to civil and government operators.
