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VAI is sponsoring the virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal course, which takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025.

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada–based Blackcomb Helicopters is partnering with the heli-skiing operator to supply helicopter services starting in January 2025.

A Hexagon Helicopters and Higgins Leasing R66 will be on display at Booth #1541 during this week’s National Agricultural Aviation Association event in Fort Worth, Texas. Rotor Technologies is also displaying an R550 Sprayhawk, a remote-piloted spraying helicopter based on the R44.

Days after the first flight of the Alia conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, Beta Technologies displayed the electric aircraft’s Garmin G3000 Prime flight deck at its production facility in South Burlington, Vermont.

The organization is partnering with builder Newlands to construct a three-hangar expansion of its base in Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

The Lockheed Martin company is increasing the scheduled inspection intervals for the S-92 from 375 to 500 flight hours and from 750 to 1,000 flight hours.

VAI is now accepting applications through Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, for 2025 scholarships in aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

The in-person inspection authorization (IA) refresher training course takes place Feb. 1, 2025, at the Midlands Technical College campus in West Columbia.

The Nashua, New Hampshire–based company and Canadian navigation provider AG-NAV have conducted a demonstration of the Sprayhawk, which features AG-NAV’s Guia Platinum navigation system on an unmanned Robinson R44.