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VAI Daily

Oct. 14, 2025

Company introduces automated theft-response drone (VIDEO)

(Fox News) – Following a retail theft, the new FlockSafety Aerodome drone will follow the suspect and stream live video back to security officers and police.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

Future aviators join VAI for 11th Annual Girls in Aviation Day event

The association hosted a group of aspiring female aviators at an event in Maryland as part of the global campaign from Women in Aviation International.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

VAI Members-Only Benefit: 2026 scholarship program

We are accepting nominations for the 2026 scholarship program through Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Scholarships are available for VAI members in the areas of aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

AAIB final report: PW.Orca drone, Warwickshire, England, Mar. 25, 2025

The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that the accident was related to a change to the beyond visual line of sight drone’s operating software. The report also notes that the accident highlights the importance of including comprehensive scenario testing in change-management processes, particularly for functions that are critical to safety.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

Helicopter maneuvers hiking bridge supplies into canyon (VIDEO)

(KTVQ) – A Central Copters crew delivered materials to build a replacement bridge along a hiking trail near Rimrock Lake in Montana.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

Robinson issues service letters for R66, R44, and R22

The OEM has published a safety notice for R22, R44, and R66 owners and operators on the topic of main-rotor blade leading edge refinishing, as well as a notice for R44 and R66 owners and operators related to the pitch-link assembly.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

Helicopter crashes in Queensland, Australia

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – According to local police, the Robinson R22 went down Oct. 9 in Cape York, resulting in the death of the pilot.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

AI-equipped helicopters to fight wildfires (VIDEO)

(NBC News) – The fires in Los Angeles County, California, earlier this year have accelerated the development of drones that use artificial intelligence to assist with fire control, including an autonomous Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

EASA integrates SORA 2.5 into Innovative Air Mobility Hub

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has added to the hub new tools and functions that support the updated Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) 2.5 and the expanding drone sector.

VAI Daily

Oct. 10, 2025

RNZAF helicopter lands after warnings about engine fire

(RNZ) – A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Leonardo A109 crew declared an emergency and landed after receiving signs of an engine fire Oct. 10 near Palmerston North, North Island. Emergency responders found no external evidence of a fire and are investigating the aircraft.