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This revised European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Rotating Swashplate Yokes–Inspection, takes effect Nov. 5, 2024.

Lilium has announced that its principal German subsidiaries will apply for self-administration proceedings with a court in Germany in the next few days. The move, which would involve company management maintaining control under the supervision of a custodian, follows a failed government approval for a loan from KfW.

Teledyne FLIR Defense has obtained a five-year US Army contract valued at up to $91 million for its Black Hornet 4 nano–unmanned aerial systems.

Pilot John International is partnering with Teledyne to expand its line of ground-support equipment, avionics, and aircraft parts to include Gill aircraft batteries and accessories.

Joby Aviation is hosting a technology familiarization session this week with aviation regulators from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority at its facilities in Marina.

The VAI and WYVERN program gives our members their most-requested benefit—help with their safety management system (SMS). With WYVERN’s easy-start process, participants can check for potentially costly threats in minutes, not months, and resolve them on their own schedule with help from an SMS coach.

The new panel from Canadian avionics maker Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) can control up to eight audio-system transceivers and works with the P139-HD digital audio system.

The FAA is seeking comments by Dec. 8, 2024, on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), which would require revising existing maintenance records to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing certain governor controllers and prohibits installing those governor controllers on any helicopter, becomes effective Nov. 29, 2024.

Vertical Aviation International (VAI) has submitted comments on proposed updates to Title 21 regulations by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). These updates focus on new categories of general aviation (GA) airport projects eligible for grant funding under the Caltrans Acquisition and Development Program.