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VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

ICYMI: VAI Webinars—Prepare for Your FAA Medical Like It’s a Checkride

During our most recent VAI Webinar, AME and Wingman Med Operations Director Keith Roxo, MD, explained how an AME determines your fitness for flight. If you missed the webinar, follow the link in the story to watch a recording of it.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

GE Aerospace, BETA Technologies to develop AAM turbogenerator

The companies will partner to develop a hybrid-electric turbogenerator for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications. The agreement includes GE Aerospace investing $300 million in BETA.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance takes delivery of H145 D3

The new Airbus helicopter, a replacement for the operator’s EC135 at Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), will enter service in October.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Helicopter crew rescues dangling climber in France

(The Connexion) – A mountain rescue crew completed a complex winch of a climber who fell and was suspended upside down from ropes Sep. 2 in the French Alps.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Webinar to offer tips on improving safety for the visual approach

The FAA Safety Team webinar, which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, Sep. 6, will feature US Helicopter Safety Team Industry Chair Chris Baur, a member of the VAI Board of Directors, discussing how guided visuals—including area navigation and flight management systems—can reduce unstable approaches and improve safety.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Proposed EASA AD: Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is requesting feedback through Oct. 2 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 73 – Engine Fuel and Control – Electronic Engine Control Unit – Software Update; ATA 73 – Engine Fuel and Control – Preference Injector – Non-Extinguishing Test/Replacement.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Panel discusses AAM challenges, opportunities

(Dronelife) – Leaders from Thales, the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial System Test Site, and 3 MAD Air Consulting discussed how collaboration between stakeholders is critical to implementing drone operations into the US National Airspace System at this week’s Commercial UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Expo 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC155 B and EC155 B1

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Sep. 18, 2025. It will supersede AD 2010-0181, issued Aug. 27, 2010.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Rwanda conducts autonomous air taxi demo

(TRT Global) – The Rwandan government and the China Road and Bridge Corp. completed the first public demonstration of an EHang EH216-S in Africa this week in Kigali.