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VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Why is the US Army chopping away at its helicopter fleet?

(Army Times) – Jeremiah Gertler, senior analyst at the Teal Group, discusses why the US Army is nixing so many of its iconic rotorcraft, whether drones can replace them, and what might happen to the soldiers who work with them.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Bell UH-1Ns bid farewell to residents around Tokyo, Japan

(Stars and Stripes) – The US Air Force 459th Airlift Squadron is retiring its fleet of Hueys, which have flown from Yokota Air Base in Western Tokyo for decades.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Bush pilot provides inside look at helicopter work

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – Jed Manning is one of many bush helicopter pilots ready to take to the skies at any moment across Queensland, Australia.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Flight paramedic dies during patient transport

(EMS1) – Paramedic Kevin Robert suffered a medical emergency Aug. 27 while on duty aboard a LifeNet of New York helicopter.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Rotortrade delivers AS350 B3+ to Meravo

German operator Meravo Luftreederei Fluggesellschaft will use the preowned Airbus helicopter for utility operations.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

DUC to develop rotors for SkyDrive SD-05

French company DUC Hélices Propellers will design and produce the rotors for SkyDrive’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

US Navy helicopter squadron trains in Alaska

Crews from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 conducted a search-and-rescue demo during Northern Edge 2025, Aug. 17–22 in Dutch Harbor.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Pakistan Army helicopter crashes during training flight

(NDTV) – The Mi-17 crash Sep. 1 in Gilgit-Baltistan resulted in the deaths of two pilots, two crew members, and a flight engineer, according to the military.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 and EC130 T2

This FAA airworthiness directive, which takes effect Oct. 7, requires the inspection and replacement, if necessary, of the tail-rotor tension-torsion bar. It also prohibits the use of certain maintenance manuals.

VAI Daily

Sep. 2, 2025

20 years later: Inside an aid helicopter after Katrina (VIDEO)

(WOOD) – A reporter recalls flying to New Orleans, Louisiana, in a helicopter to cover Hurricane Katrina for the Grand Rapids Press in 2005.