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The purchase and leaseback agreements involve two new Leonardo AW139s that Bristow Group will use for search-and-rescue operations in the United Kingdom.

In August, the FAA released a proposed rule that would enable beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. Known as Part 108, the proposed rule is critical to vertical flight because UAS operate in the same low-altitude airspace as many rotorcraft operations. VAI welcomes this essential step in […]

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the helicopter struck a white-bellied sea eagle during a passenger charter flight.

(Space.com) – Ben Bailey, a member of the 10-person 2025 US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut class, believes his experience as a US Army helicopter pilot with 2,000 flight hours could support a future lunar landing.

The flight instructor reported that the helicopter suddenly, and violently, turned to the right during a training flight, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report indicates that while there are no known witnesses to the accident sequence, other line technicians about 2 miles away reported feeling and hearing vibrations in the lines around the time of the accident.

(Go2Tutors) – Helicopters have been stealing scenes in Hollywood films for decades, including the Bell UH-1 in Apocalypse Now, the modified Aérospatiale Gazelle in Blue Thunder, the Sikorsky UH-60 in Black Hawk Down, the MH-6 Little Bird in The Matrix Reloaded, and the Boeing CH-47 in Operation Dumbo Drop.

(Warrington Guardian) – A court in Wigan, Manchester, sentenced the man for pointing a laser at a National Police Air Service crew on Nov. 15, 2023.

(Phys.org) – Research teams from Italy, the Czech Republic, and Germany took more than 3,000 photos using a helicopter to develop the first 3D survey of the east face of the Monte Rosa peak in the Alps.

(KXLY) – The Kootenai County (Idaho) Regional Air Support Unit may soon permanently ground its only rescue and law enforcement helicopter due to a hefty insurance requirement.