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US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Industry Chair Chris Baur, a member of the VAI Board of Directors, offers details about recent US helicopter accidents in the latest edition of the USHST newsletter.

The company has upgraded its Multi-Drop Monsoon Valve for the bucket to allow transport using an external cargo basket.

The operator deployed two helicopters over the weekend to help battle wildfires in South East Queensland, Australia.

The Air Methods operator added a new air medical H125 into its fleet last month at its base in Taos, New Mexico.

German operator Meravo Luftreederei Fluggesellschaft will use the preowned Airbus helicopter for utility operations.

This FAA airworthiness directive, which takes effect Oct. 7, requires the inspection and replacement, if necessary, of the tail-rotor tension-torsion bar. It also prohibits the use of certain maintenance manuals.

Meridian International Center CEO Stuart Holliday, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, will serve in the newly created role.

Rob Wiesenthal, founder and CEO of Blade Air Mobility, will continue to lead the company as a Joby subsidiary.

VAI offices will be closed Monday, Sep. 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day, a US federal holiday. VAI Daily will not be published on that day. The newsletter will resume publication when the association’s offices reopen Tuesday, Sep. 2.