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The company used an advanced manufacturing technology—core sintering without additional mechanical processing—to develop its new composite rotor blades, which feature a service life of 3,000 hours.

The US government’s General Services Administration Auctions website has started accepting bids for Boeing CH-47F transport helicopters.

Upcoming temporary instrument flight procedures (IFPs) at Kenai Municipal Airport (PAEN) in Kenai, Alaska, will affect flight operations this summer due to the closure of the main runway (RWY02L/20R) and the use of a new temporary runway (RWY03/21). In response, Hughes Aerospace has developed temporary instrument approach procedures for pilots.

The international aviation and space fair in Santiago, Chile, which runs through Apr. 12, includes dedicated sessions about vertical aviation for the first time. Katia Veraza, VAI director of state government affairs and regional relations, is participating in a session led by ACHAV, the Chilean Association of Vertical Flight, that starts at 2:00 pm (UTC-3) today, Wednesday, Apr. 8.

A new episode of the OEM’s video series, The Call, goes behind the scenes with Bell 429 and Bell 407 crews from Life Flight Network.

(news.com.au) – A police helicopter crew rescued the cyclist, who became trapped in fast-rising waters while crossing the Snowy River, Mar. 6 in East Gippsland, Victoria.

(Zag Daily) – The longtime aerospace industry professional shares how early regulatory decisions around electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have shaped today’s competitive landscape and why the companies that remain are more resilient than many observers assume.

(Vertical magazine) – More powerful, efficient lighting is reshaping how parapublic helicopters operate in demanding mission environments.

The manufacturer is collaborating with software provider Air Space Intelligence (ASI) to develop an artificial intelligence platform for the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into complex and high-traffic airspace.

The US Army has selected Bell Textron for the fourth phase of its Flight School Next program. The OEM is proposing the Bell 505 for the program with partners Alpha 1 Aerospace, Delaware Resource Group, DigiFlight, Semper Fly Helicopters, TRU Simulation, and V2X. Read more about the program in the March 2026 edition of POWER UP Magazine.