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The FAA is accepting comments through Apr. 27 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require repetitive visual inspections of the auxiliary servo assembly, a fluorescent penetrant inspection of the yaw-pedal damper housing, and corrective actions, if necessary.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which becomes effective Apr. 17, requires reduced life-limit intervals for the bearing stacks and replacing degraded bearing stacks before exceeding these intervals. It also prohibits the installation of affected bearing stacks on any helicopter without first meeting certain requirements.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma–based chain of convenience stores will use the helicopter for corporate transportation. QuikTrip currently operates a Bell 429 and a Bell 407GXi.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Apr. 17, requires a one-time consistency check of the part number and serial number of the main rotor head (MRH), performing corrective actions, if applicable, determining if the MRH has been modified, and re-identifying the modified MRH. It also allows replacement of the MRH as an optional action. The AD prohibits the installation of an affected MRH on any helicopter.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Apr. 17, retains the requirements of AD 2020-09-15 while adding a requirement for certain helicopters to repetitively measure vibration levels in-flight and perform corrective actions, if necessary.

National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) placed the order with Bell Textron for the helicopters, which will support power-line maintenance and utility operations, at last week’s VERTICON 2026.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report notes that the firefighting helicopter unexpectedly lost height when filling its underslung bucket from the Murchison River about 57 km west of Strahan Airport (YSRN) in Tasmania. The pilot, the sole occupant, unsuccessfully attempted to jettison the longline, and it subsequently became taut. The pilot then recovered the helicopter to a stable hover before flying to a base in Zeehan.

CHC Helicopter has secured a 12-month contract to transport offshore crews for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) in support of a United Kingdom carbon-capture project in Teesside and the Humber in northern England.

The Vancouver-based industry association has named Ranbir Singh, director of regional airlines and markets at Air Canada, to its National Board.

VAI welcomed 12,850 attendees to the Georgia World Congress Center for VERTICON 2026, which ends today. The event featured 280,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, 684 exhibitors, and 64 aircraft on display.