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VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

House T&I Committee chair requests delay in FAA proposed changes to medical policy

US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06) sent a letter to the FAA on Dec. 18 requesting a delay on a proposed change to policy regarding the consideration of medical applications that’s anticipated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

Larsen to continue serving as ranking member of T&I Committee

US Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.-02) comments on being selected to continue serving as ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) for the 119th US Congress.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

USHST newsletter continues focus on new ACS requirements

Matt Johnson, an FAA designated pilot examiner for helicopters, explains more about the new Airman Certification Standards (ACSs) that took effect May 31, 2024, in the second of a two-part column in the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) fall 2024 newsletter.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

Bell selects Texas site for FLRAA component manufacturing

Bell Textron has announced plans to build a 447,000-sq.-ft. factory in Denton County, Texas, to support production of the US Army Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

ITC-AeroLeasing provides Airbus H125 to Swiss operator

The lease agreement with an undisclosed operator in Switzerland will see the H125 conduct various missions, including mountain aerial support and materials transportation.

VAI Daily

Dec. 18, 2024

Joby advances in FAA type certification process

Joby Aviation has conducted its first for-credit static load testing of the tail structure for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as the company advances toward FAA type certification.

Magazine Articles

Dec. 17, 2024

Last Hover: Frank Carson

(POWER UP) – Founder of Carson Helicopters is remembered as an industry visionary.

Magazine Articles

Dec. 17, 2024

VAI Out & About: Flying with Magnum Helicopters

(POWER UP) – Hosting the VAI Air Tour Safety Conference in Hawaii created a perfect opportunity to visit the Honolulu-based member.

Magazine Articles

Dec. 17, 2024

Fly Safe: Use a FRAT to Avoid Going SPLAT

(POWER UP) – A step-by-step process for managing operational risk.

VAI Daily

Dec. 17, 2024

VAI advocates for pause on FAA’s new medical certification policy

In a Dec. 13, 2024, letter, Vertical Aviation International (VAI), along with other aviation associations and unions, urged the FAA to delay implementing a new policy that would deny, rather than defer, incomplete medical certificate applications.