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VAI Daily

Aug. 11, 2025

Bristow Group begins testing with BETA electric aircraft

The helicopter operator flew the BETA Technologies Alia CX300 conventional takeoff and landing aircraft for the first time Aug. 8 from Stavanger Airport (ENZV) in Rogaland County, Norway.

VAI Daily

Aug. 11, 2025

HeliStorm forms helicopter industry board of advisors 

Organizers are accepting applications for 15 open seats on the new board, which will help guide training, educational, and recruiting programs during the 2026 event.

VAI Daily

Aug. 11, 2025

Blade Air Mobility CFO to present at tech conference

CFO Will Heyburn is speaking today, Aug. 11, during the virtual Oppenheimer 28th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference.

VAI Daily

Aug. 11, 2025

FAA seeks to renew info collection of sUAS safety statements

The FAA is requesting comments through Sep. 4 on its plans to seek approval to collect information from small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) manufacturers about the safety statement they provide to owners and operators.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Officials: Helicopter struck wire before barge crash (VIDEO)

(KSDK) – According to federal, state, and local officials, a helicopter conducting power-line work struck a wire and crashed as the pilot attempted to land on a barge in the Mississippi River. Two people died in the Aug. 7 accident near Alton, Illinois.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Tips for sharing low-altitude airspace with drones (VIDEO)

In this Rotorcraft Collective episode, FAA Safety Team representative Scott Newsome provides safety guidelines and best practices for helicopter pilots operating below 500 ft. to avoid colliding with drones.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Report: Helicopter hoist market to reach $1.8B by 2031

(PR Newswire) – A new report from The Insight Partners projects the global market for helicopter hoists, winches, and hooks to expand from a 2024 value of $1.2 billion to more than $1.8 billion by 2031.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Multiple crews involved with complex mountain rescue (VIDEO)

(CBC) – Following attempts from two other crews, a helicopter crew hoisted two stranded climbers from Yak Peak Aug. 6 near Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Unifly, Skyports Drone Services conduct cross-border drone trial

(Dronelife) – The demonstration included the companies delivering medical supplies from the United Kingdom to Belgium.

VAI Daily

Aug. 8, 2025

Udvar-Hazy Center to feature AAM aircraft exhibit

The branch of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia, is featuring the Wisk Aero Gen 3 prototype—the museum’s first display of an advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.