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Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first H145M to the German Bundeswehr as part of an order for up to 82 helicopters.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 72–Engine–Gas Generator High-Pressure Turbine Blades–Replacement, takes effect Dec. 2, 2024.

This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitively tap inspecting and replacing certain main-rotor blades, while prohibiting the installation of those blades, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD. The FAA is seeking public comments by Jan. 3, 2025.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires repetitively inspecting the torque-tube assembly and roller bearings, and depending on the results, replacing parts, or performing additional inspections. It takes effect Dec. 24, 2024.

Spectrum Aeromed will collaborate with BDMS Medevac Center to develop a new air ambulance training center at Bangkok Hospital in Thailand.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) MH-65 Dolphin crew from Houston, Texas, flew to the Airbus Helicopters facility in Grand Prairie Nov. 14 to mark the 40-year anniversary of the USCG’s use of the helicopter type.

VAI is sponsoring the virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal course, which takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025.

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada–based Blackcomb Helicopters is partnering with the heli-skiing operator to supply helicopter services starting in January 2025.

A Hexagon Helicopters and Higgins Leasing R66 will be on display at Booth #1541 during this week’s National Agricultural Aviation Association event in Fort Worth, Texas. Rotor Technologies is also displaying an R550 Sprayhawk, a remote-piloted spraying helicopter based on the R44.

Days after the first flight of the Alia conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, Beta Technologies displayed the electric aircraft’s Garmin G3000 Prime flight deck at its production facility in South Burlington, Vermont.