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FAA Administrator Nomination and Reauthorization Sept 13 2023 Association Letter

HAI@Work: What Commercial Operators Can Learn from US National Guard Helicopter Accidents

A recent US Government Accountability Office (GAO) study examined 298 helicopter accidents involving US National Guard noncombat flight operations from 2012 to 2021. Turns out, most of the recommendations from the study can be applied to commercial operators, too. At our Sep. 14, 2023, HAI@Work webinar, the study’s authors revealed what commercial operators of any […]

VTOL Advocate – September 8, 2023

September 7, 2023 – FAA Nominee Whitaker has Expertise, Experience Required to Lead Agency’s Future

September 2023

With new ownership and management, MD Helicopters is working hard to capture new customers and retain existing ones. One repeat buyer is the Huntington Beach (California) Police Department, which recently acquired three MD 530Fs. The first, on a pre-delivery flight, was photographed by Mark Bennett as it banked over a highway north of the manufacturer’s plant in Mesa, Arizona.

VTOL Advocate – August 25, 2023

HAI@Work: CEO-to-CEO with HAI’s James Viola and Leonardo’s Clyde Woltman

HAI@Work: CEO-to-CEO with HAI’s James Viola and Leonardo’s Clyde Woltman

HAI Spotlight on Safety: Keep Cool Under Pressure

HAI@Work: CEO-to-CEO with HAI’s James Viola and Leonardo’s Clyde Woltman

What’s going on inside one of our industry’s largest aircraft manufacturers? How is the certification process going for their AW609 and AW09 aircaft? What are their plans for AAM, workforce development, and addressing their supply chain? Clyde Woltman and James Viola addressed these questions and more in an exclusive one-on-one interview at our Aug. 24, […]