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VAI Daily

Apr. 9, 2025

Fly Safe: An opportunity to enhance safety

(POWER UP magazine) – Safety rating system concept offers method for evaluating rotorcraft safety technologies.

VAI Daily

Apr. 9, 2025

The importance of VAI advocacy

(POWER UP magazine) – Why advocacy is indispensable for VAI members to navigate regulatory landscapes, drive industry innovation, and secure a sustainable future in vertical flight.

VAI Daily

Apr. 9, 2025

Final EASA AD: Airbus EC175B helicopters

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 26–Fire Protection–Starter Generator Air Ducts–Modification, takes effect Apr. 22, 2025.

VAI Daily

Apr. 9, 2025

PHI Air Medical celebrates 20-year anniversary of Texas base

The company’s base in Victoria marked two decades of helicopter operations with an Apr. 8 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

VAI Daily

Apr. 9, 2025

Rain to add Trakka camera to Brothers Air Support UH-60

Wildfire suppression specialist Rain will integrate the TrakkaCam TC-300-R multispectral camera from Trakka Systems into a Brothers Air Support Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The companies finalized the agreement at last month’s VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, Texas.

Advocacy Resources

Apr. 8, 2025

AAM State Model Legislation

Advocacy Resources

Apr. 8, 2025

Workforce State Model Legislation

VAI Daily

Apr. 8, 2025

VAI Member Spotlight: Start Pac, Nevada, USA

Family-owned business provides jump-starting and other services for owners and operators of aircraft, including helicopters. Interested in having your company featured in VAI Daily? Read this story to find out how VAI members can sign up to appear in VAI Member Spotlight!

VAI Daily

Apr. 8, 2025

Entrol introduces hoist operator station for rescue training

The company has launched its MR Hoist Operator Station, which uses mixed-reality technology to create a training platform for communication between the helicopter pilot and the hoist operator.

VAI Daily

Apr. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires removing all ballast weights from the aft-movable ballast-box assembly and prohibits the use of ballast weights within the assembly, as specified in a Transport Canada emergency AD. The FAA AD becomes effective Apr. 25, 2025.