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VAI Daily

Mar. 25, 2025

New Zealand’s SRSL orders 4 Airbus H145s for emergency ops

The new helicopters will join the New Zealand Search and Rescue Services (SRSL) existing fleet of H145 and BK 117 helicopters.

VAI Daily

Mar. 25, 2025

VAI Member Spotlight: Helicopter Horizons, Botswana

Air tour operator uses a fleet of Bell 206s and Robinson R44s to provide access to views and wildlife.

VAI Daily

Mar. 25, 2025

Enstrom Safety Check: The danger of throttle chops

As the weather warms up in North America, it is important to be aware of the impact chopping the throttle can have on your helicopter, explains Roger Sharkey, owner of Sharkey’s Helicopters.

VAI Daily

Mar. 25, 2025

Australia’s QPS to add trio of Bell 429s to law enforcement fleet

The contract, announced at this week’s 2025 Avalon Australian International Airshow, will expand the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Bell 429 fleet to a half dozen helicopters. Townsville–based Meridian Helicopters will provide law enforcement services in north Queensland for QPS’s Polair service using the three new Bell 429s.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

Now Online: Watch the VERTICON 2025 Fly-In! (VIDEO)

VAI has released footage featuring 34 helicopters from the fly-in at VERTICON 2025, which took place earlier this month in Dallas, Texas.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

5 Dos and Don’ts: Keep the cap on aviation fuel safety

(POWER UP magazine) – Mistaken assumptions about your aircraft’s fuel can be deadly.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

Salute to Excellence 2025: Honoring the best in vertical aviation

(POWER UP magazine) – Every year, through our Salute to Excellence Awards, VAI recognizes outstanding members of the vertical flight community for going above and beyond in their work. Whether in a single instance or throughout a career, these aviation professionals from around the globe remind us to always aim for excellence.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

Airbus highlights role of H125 with scientific research in Antarctica

In honor of World Water Day 2025 on Mar. 22, Airbus has published a feature about how two H125 crews collected aerial data in December 2024 and January 2025 as part of the SWIDA-RINGS scientific research project in Antarctica.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

Bell proposes purpose-built 505 for US Army training fleet upgrade

The OEM is planning to submit an IFR variant of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X single-engine light helicopter for an upcoming bid to update the US Army’s fleet of training helicopters.

VAI Daily

Mar. 24, 2025

Robinson supports STEM education at California headquarters

The 7th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Day on Mar. 21 included nearly 200 middle and high school students visiting Robinson Helicopter’s manufacturing plant in Torrance.