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The renaming, effective Jul. 9, changes the facility’s FAA and ICAO identifiers from PBI and KPBI to DJT and KDJT, respectively. Operators have until Oct. 7 to update their FAA documents, flight-planning systems, and navigation data.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that, in the absence of a technical fault or malfunction, the exact cause of the helicopter’s loss of control could not be identified. The event appeared to demonstrate the
characteristics of a loss of tail-rotor effectiveness, but this was considered to have been unusual in this type of helicopter. Similarly, tail-rotor breakaway was considered but could not be positively determined.

(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) – Electric aviation may have proven it can fly, but whether it can scale is now the central question, according to industry and government experts attending the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) AVIATION Forum 2026 in June.

Enstrom Helicopter Corp. has chosen Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI), a longtime aircraft sales, completion, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider based in Spring, Texas, as its newest dealer. As an authorized Enstrom sales and service center, HSI will support the OEM’s customers from aircraft acquisition through every stage of ownership.

This FAA safety alert for operators (SAFO) provides safety information to operators that have cockpit voice recorders installed on their aircraft.

(Autonomy Global) – The collaboration integrates Electra’s EL9 ultra short hybrid-electric passenger aircraft with UrbanV’s vertiport development and operations capabilities and Signature Aviation’s global network of private aviation facilities to enable a new model of direct, point-to-point air travel.

A forward-looking legislative proposal that would provide long-term, dedicated monies to strengthen Pennsylvania’s aviation system, the Aviation Investment & Reform (AIR) Act would help overcome years of inadequate aviation funding in the state.

The FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have applied to all restricted category Model CH-47D helicopters. This proposed action would revise the NPRM by expanding the required actions applicable to all right-hand forward transmission support beam fittings with any part number; narrowing the area of inspection; and increasing the reporting requirement compliance times. The FAA is proposing this airworthiness directive (AD) to address the unsafe condition on these products. Because these actions would impose an additional burden over those in the NPRM, and to address some commenters’ concerns, the agency is requesting comments on this proposed supplemental NPRM. Comments are due by Aug. 24.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-09-03, which applied to certain Bell Textron Canada Model 430 helicopters. AD 2025-09-03 reduced the life limits on the main-rotor (M/R) clevises, universal bearings, and universal to pitch link bolts and required reidentifying the M/R pitch link assemblies with new part numbered assemblies. Since the FAA issued that AD, the agency received comments proposing changes to the AD’s actions. This new AD, effective Aug. 11, requires changes to those actions and addresses the comments received on that AD.