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Operators, regulators, and industry leaders addressed workforce pressures, compliance, emergency readiness, and wildfire response trends Dec. 9 in Boise, Idaho.

The VAI Elections Committee is seeking to add industry professionals to the Board of Directors to help craft the association’s future strategy. Four director positions are open for the term Jul. 1, 2026, to Jun. 30, 2029.

In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter, Chris Baur notes that fatal US helicopter accidents have been trending in a favorable direction in recent months based on the five-year average but are worse than in 2024. Baur is industry chairman of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) and a member of the VAI Board of Directors.

(CBC) – The Royal Canadian Navy has released footage of a helicopter response to a crew member who fell overboard from a vessel near Bentinck Island in British Columbia.

(CBS News) – A helicopter crew assisted with a surprise Santa landing Dec. 9 at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

(NBC News) – A helicopter crew hoisted two people who became stranded Dec. 4 while riding an ATV in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

(KGET) – Four pilots with the Kern County Fire Department would receive training from Seaview Helicopters under a proposal before the county board of supervisors.

The new six-passenger commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed in collaboration with Honeywell, Syensqo, and Aciturri, will feature a design based on the Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype.

(AeroTime) – The Boeing subsidiary transferred its sixth-generation air taxi to its flight test and operations team following final assembly.

The Melbourne, Victoria–based logistics and supply chain company has ordered an Airbus H160 for passenger transportation.