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VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

FAA sides with AOPA on fuel complaint against California county

(AVweb) – The FAA has released a decision on an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) complaint against Santa Clara County that finds the county’s 2022 prohibition of 100LL aviation fuel violated its federal airport obligations.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

City on fire

(POWER UP magazine) – The wildfires that decimated Los Angeles, California, in January pushed aerial firefighting teams to their limits. These are some of their stories.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

VAI Briefs: VAI leads collaboration on HEC policy

(POWER UP) – After nearly two years’ collaboration with VAI and other rotorcraft operators, the FAA revised its human external cargo (HEC) policy.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

Lessons learned from Valérie André: Doctor, pilot, hero

(Military.com) – The author of a book about Valérie André, a pioneering helicopter pilot and France’s first female general, recalls years of visits prior to André’s death at age 102 in January 2025.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

Life Flight Network to expand air medical services in Hawaii

The Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation is collaborating with donors to help fund a new Airbus H145 that Life Flight Network will operate across Hawaii County.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

Raytheon launches Coyote military drone from helicopter

RTX subsidiary Raytheon evaluated a new version of its Coyote unmanned aerial system from a helicopter during a recent test at the Nine Mile Training Center in Texas.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

Flybys mark end of service for the RAF Puma helicopter (VIDEO)

(BFBS Forces News) – The Royal Air Force (RAF) bids farewell to an aircraft that served in the British military for more than 50 years.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

Test pilot for Bell 525 shares program update (VIDEO)

(AIN) – As the helicopter nears certification, the lead pilot for the Bell 525 Relentless program provided an update at VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, Texas.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

BOOST Systems to offer IMS New Zealand bucket in Canada, US

BOOST Systems has reached an agreement to serve as an exclusive representative for IMS New Zealand’s Cloudburst Fire Bucket in Canada and the United States.

VAI Daily

Mar. 27, 2025

FAA: Laser strikes on aircraft remain dangerously high

Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes on aircraft to the FAA in 2024. The organization is highlighting its visualization tool, which shows trends from 2010 to present, and other resources to help decrease laser strikes while encouraging the public to report them to the FAA and local police.