VAI Members-Only Benefit: Legislative Action Center Our members enjoy a range of exclusive legislative resources, including access to legislative experts, an advocacy library, and the VAI… Continue reading →
Virginia Tech MAAP program details UTM demo The Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) worked with the FAA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and industry… Continue reading →
Tips for using a smartwatch on the flight deck (VIDEO) In a new episode of the FAA’s Rotorcraft Collective, Chris Baur, US Helicopter Safety Team cochair and VAI Board member,… Continue reading →
Coast Guard crew rescues family from sinking boat (VIDEO) (US Coast Guard) – A Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Clearwater, Florida, saved three people from a partially submerged sailboat… Continue reading →
CAL FIRE, Skyryse explore optionally piloted firefighting aircraft (Flying magazine) – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is studying the Skyryse SkyOS universal flight… Continue reading →
Guard crews practice water drops ahead of US wildfire season (US Army) – Members of the Washington National Guard’s 96th Aviation Troop Command partnered with Central Pierce Fire & Rescue… Continue reading →
Bell leaders discuss supply chain challenges (PODCAST) (Vertical HeliCASTS) – Executives from Bell Textron talk about global supply chain constraints, maintenance strategies, the OEM’s focus on supporting… Continue reading →
US military veterans reunite at Bell Training Academy The academy in Fort Worth, Texas, recently hosted a reunion of veterans who served in the US Army’s 192nd Attack… Continue reading →
AIR expands capacity with eVTOL aircraft production facility The new 32,000-sq.-ft. electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing center in central Israel includes an assembly line, an… Continue reading →
EHang, Reignwood partner on eVTOL aircraft services in China The Chinese manufacturer and Reignwood Aviation Group plan to build a network of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft… Continue reading →
