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VAI Daily

Aug. 16, 2024

ASKA advances flight tests of A5 roadworthy VTOL prototype

(EIN Presswire) – ASKA is conducting tethered uncrewed flight tests with a full-scale prototype version of its A5 electric–hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

VAI Daily

Aug. 16, 2024

USAIG gives policyholders access to VAI’s risk-management program

(AIN) – Aviation insurance group USAIG is seeking to boost participation in the VAI Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation initiative by making it available to eligible policyholders through its Performance Vector program.

VAI Daily

Aug. 16, 2024

Fairfax County Police add new Trakka Systems searchlights

The Fairfax County (Virginia) Police Department’s Helicopter Division recently upgraded its two Bell 429s with TrakkaBeam Xenon TLX searchlights from Trakka Systems.

VAI Daily

Aug. 16, 2024

US Air Force receives initial Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft

Archer Aviation has delivered the first Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to the US Air Force under an AFWERX Agility Prime contract worth up to $142 million.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

VAI members: Get $2,500 toward safety accreditation

VAI members who participate in USAIG’s Performance Vector program could receive up to $2,500 per policy year to cover all or part of the cost of participating in VAI’s Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation program.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

Canadian helicopter crew hoists lost hikers at night

(Bowen Island Undercurrent) – A North Shore Rescue helicopter crew from Vancouver, British Columbia, airlifted two hikers who became lost at night Aug. 13 along a trail north of Grouse Mountain.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

CareFlight marks 10 years of AW139 ops in Northern Territory

New South Wales, Australia–based CareFlight has completed more than 1,500 missions across the Northern Territory since launching Leonardo AW139 operations in 2014.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

VAI Members-Only Benefit: SMS coaching and assessment

VAI has partnered with four safety management system (SMS) industry leaders to provide substantial savings for operators that don’t already have an SMS in place.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

USHST shares tips for overcoming the human factor with DiSC

AOA Aviation and Leadership Consulting’s Skip Johnson explains how to use the DiSC (dominance, influence, steadiness, and conscientiousness) model to learn more about yourself and reduce the probability of errors in the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) summer newsletter.

VAI Daily

Aug. 15, 2024

UK CAA selects Amazon for BVLOS drone flight tests

(Independent) – The online retailer is one of six organizations the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) has approved to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight trials using drones to deliver small packages.