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VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC155 B and EC155 B1

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Sep. 18, 2025. It will supersede AD 2010-0181, issued Aug. 27, 2010.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Rwanda conducts autonomous air taxi demo

(TRT Global) – The Rwandan government and the China Road and Bridge Corp. completed the first public demonstration of an EHang EH216-S in Africa this week in Kigali.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Airbus highlights NH90 service in Spanish military

The OEM has published a feature about how the NH90 has entered service with all three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/ MBB BK 117 C-2, D-2, and D-3

The FAA is accepting comments through Oct. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD). It would require inspecting for damaged hoist hooks and hook nuts and replacing them, if necessary.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Final FAA AD: MD Helicopters 369 series, 500N, and 600N

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Oct. 10, requires repetitive inspections of certain tail-rotor pedal support brackets for cracks and replacing or refinishing the bracket, if necessary. The AD also prohibits the installation of certain brackets.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

US Army deploys BAE Systems radios for helicopter fleet

The US Army is equipping select helicopters with the AN/ARC-231A multimode aviation radio set from BAE Systems.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Thales pilot highlights flight demo helicopter (VIDEO)

(Breaking Defense) – Helicopter pilot Ryan Walters provides details about the helicopter demonstrator that Thales uses to evaluate electronic equipment and develop future technologies.

VAI Daily

Sep. 5, 2025

Report: Slow, steady growth for helicopter industry through 2034

(Helicopter Investor) – A new market forecast from Cirium predicts the delivery of 7,500 new civil turbine helicopters valued at $50 billion in today’s dollars over the next decade.