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The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive (AD) for select Airbus Helicopters models requiring additional safety labels to improve emergency sliding-door exit instructions and address a safety concern.

The House of Representatives on Apr. 14 overwhelmingly approved the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026. The bipartisan legislation was introduced in February following the conclusion of the full investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the January 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). VAI applauds the passage of the ALERT Act and appreciates the bipartisan leadership behind this effort. The bill represents a broad effort to address the aviation safety issues identified through the NTSB’s investigation and to strengthen safety across the US National Airspace System.

NHV is adding Airbus H160 helicopters to its offshore fleet to boost efficiency, safety, and sustainability across European and African energy operations, with the first commercial flights expected in May 2026.

(The Natchez Democrat) – The US-Army-turned-helicopter-flight-nurse explains how service, intense training, and emotional resilience shape her work for the Louisiana-based air medical operator.

A council in Cambridgeshire, England, has granted permission for East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to build a new air ambulance facility in Fulbourn.

The OEM has gained full regulatory approval from the FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to begin sales and delivery of the new helicopter.

(WBBH) – An air ambulance crew from Lee County, Florida, landed on Useppa Island Apr. 12 following a minor mechanical issue. A helicopter crew from a neighboring county completed the patient transport.

(Vertical magazine) – While helicopters and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have not yet shared the skies in any meaningful way, the helicopter community is already learning lessons from the advanced air mobility industry.