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VAI Daily
Aug. 14, 2024
Polish government purchases 96 Boeing AH-64E Apaches
The Polish military will become the second-largest operator of the Apache in the world once Boeing delivers the helicopters under the US government’s Foreign Military Sales program.







VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
LCI leases Airbus H145 D3s to Santos, Pacific Helicopters
LCI has leased two Airbus H145 D3s, one to global energy company Santos and one to Papua New Guinea–based Pacific Helicopters, which will operate the aircraft on behalf of Santos subsidiary Oil Search.


VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
Rotor to support agricultural ops with Sprayhawk UAV (VIDEO)
Rotor Technologies is expanding its product line to support agricultural and crop-dusting operations with the Sprayhawk, a new uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the Robinson R44 with the capacity to carry 110 gal. and spray more than 240 acres per hour.


VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
Rotor Technologies launches Airtruck for utility operations (VIDEO)
Nashua, New Hampshire–based Rotor Technologies has introduced its Airtruck, an uncrewed aerial vehicle based on the Robinson R44 with the capability to carry more than 1,000 lb. for utility and construction operations.







VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
USHST publishes safety report for August 2024
The August 2024 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The monthly report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.







VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
CHP helicopter crew rescues hiker with medical emergency (VIDEO)
(KPIX) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew airlifted a hiker suffering a medical emergency Aug. 11 from a trail near Lake Berryessa in Solano County.


VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
McDermott crews from Australia assist firefighters in Greece
(The Greek Herald) – Helicopter crews from Australia’s McDermott Aviation are helping local firefighters battle a wildfire that started Aug. 11 in Athens, Attica.


VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
Rope tangled in New Zealand helicopter results in injury
(1News) – Fire and Emergency New Zealand units transported an injured person to a local hospital Aug. 13 after a rope became entangled in a helicopter’s rotor in Marokopa, North Island.







VAI Daily
Aug. 13, 2024
FAA flight advisory: GPS interference testing, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Aug. 15–19
GPS testing is scheduled for Aug. 15–19, 2024, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and may result in an unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.