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FAA AD: Airbus AS332 series, AS355 series, AS365 series, EC155 B/B1, EC225 LP, and SA 365 N/N1 helicopters
This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires checking the operation of the shear-button safety cap on each applicable collective pitch…
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Airbus highlights rescue operations in South Tyrol
Airbus has published a feature about the H145 and H135 crews that provide mountain rescue services for the autonomous province…
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Vita Inclinata upgrades Cal Fire S-70i fleet with rescue systems
The Broomfield, Colorado–based company installed 16 Vita Rescue Systems on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)…
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Leonardo VxR simulator gains FAA Level 7 approval
The FAA has issued Level 7 certification for Leonardo’s Virtual and Extended Reality (VxR) simulator, which provides IFR and VFR…
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SPAES partners with Østnes Helicopters on H125 fleet modifications
The mission equipment company worked with the Norwegian operator to make cockpit modifications and equipment upgrades on nine Airbus H125s.
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Recoil obtains Brazilian, Moroccan approvals for AFSS on Super Puma
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Brazil and Morocco’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation have approved the installation of the…
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VAI extends condolences on midair collision near KDCA
President and CEO James Viola issued the following statement in response to the Jan. 29 midair collision of a US…
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VAI Members-Only Benefit: Tuition discounts for Purdue Global
Through a partnership with VAI, Purdue Global offers VAI members and employees and their families significant savings on more than…
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Proposed FAA AD: Robinson R44 and R44 II
The FAA is requesting comments by Mar. 17, 2025, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would supersede AD 2024-19-11,…