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VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

CBP helicopter crew, BORSTAR agents rescue lost hiker in snow

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations AS350 crew worked with Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) agents to rescue a lost hiker in extreme weather conditions Jan. 12 from Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

Horizon examines hybrid eVTOL aircraft use for Irish air ambulances

(AeroMorning) – Switching to hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could reduce patient transfer times and lower costs for air medical operators in Ireland, according to a new analysis from Horizon Aircraft.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

HSI delivers H125 with equipment to combat mosquitos in Louisiana

Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) has installed a mosquito-control package on an Airbus H125 for East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

Air Methods appoints Robert Hamilton as CEO, board member

(GlobeNewswire) – Hamilton, a former Air Methods employee who most recently served as senior VP of operations at Wheels Up, succeeds former CEO JaeLynn Williams, who resigned for personal reasons.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

Teledyne FLIR Defense to supply ESS-M systems for USCG helicopters

Teledyne FLIR Defense has obtained a contract to provide more than 125 electro-optic sensor system–modernized (ESS-M) units for the US Coast Guard (USCG) fleet of Sikorsky MH-60s and Eurocopter MH-65s.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

Proposed FAA AD: Siam Hiller UH-12E (US Army OH-23G and H-23F) and UH-12EL helicopters

This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require inspecting certain main-rotor driveshafts for a crack, prohibit installing certain main-rotor driveshafts unless the inspection is done, and prohibit using certain paint removers. The FAA is accepting comments through Feb. 28, 2025.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

LCI, banks secure loans for air medical, SAR helicopters

Aviation lessor LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co. have secured $420 million in funding from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mitsubishi UFJ Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank, and Bank of America for social projects, including air medical and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters.

VAI Daily

Jan. 14, 2025

CHC Helikopter Service to provide offshore support for Aker BP

The Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter will support Aker BP’s offshore fields using three Leonardo AW189s and three Sikorsky S-92s.