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(RotorHub) – Rotortrade has completed two transactions involving Leonardo AW119s that will support a modernization program for the South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS).

(KBOI) – US Army helicopter crews assisted ground teams with the rescue of 18 people and 15 dogs Dec. 9 from the Yakima and Naches rivers in central Washington.

The electric aircraft maker has completed the first phase of its acquisition of Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) near Los Angeles.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s Community Network is promoting an Airbus Helicopters safety video, “Cable Collision Avoidance: Essential Techniques & Pilot Testimony,” which includes tips on preflight preparation, route planning, visual scanning, crossing techniques, and speed and altitude management.

The Robinson R66 topped the milestone after training US Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine pilots for seven months in Florida and Texas.

(NPR) – US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy voiced concerns last week about a provision in the proposed defense policy bill before Congress, warning that it would undermine aviation safety improvements made after the midair collision of a regional jet and a US military helicopter in January near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA).

(Defence Blog) – The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force will receive three more NH90 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Frigate helicopters under a contract with NHIndustries and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency.

Vertical Aerospace, Skyports Infrastructure, and Bristow Group plan to establish electric air taxi routes from Canary Wharf in London, England, starting in 2029.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Sea Anchor Pin – Inspection/Replacement, becomes effective Dec. 24, 2025.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Jan. 8, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment. It would supersede AD 2025-0090, issued Apr. 23, 2025.