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VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
FAA SAIB: Fuel system
This revised FAA special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) provides information to helicopter owners and operators regarding crash-resistant fuel systems.
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS332 series
The FAA is requesting comments by Feb. 2, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would retain the actions of AD 2020-09-15, issued May 20, 2020, while adding a requirement to r ...
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS355 series
This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitive inspections of certain vertical upper-fin spars and, if necessary, taking corrective action. It would also prohibit the inst ...
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS350 and AS355 series
The FAA is accepting comments on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD) through Feb. 2, 2026. It would supersede AD 2023-01-04, issued Feb. 1, 2023. The proposed AD would retain the requiremen ...
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Airbus H160 joins Gendarmerie Nationale fleet
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 to the French law enforcement unit as part of a 10-helicopter order placed in December 2021.
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
German Navy receives initial NH90 Sea Tiger
Airbus Helicopters, through a joint venture with NHIndustries, has delivered the first Sea Tiger to the German Navy base in Nordholz, Lower Saxony, as part of an order for 31 helicopters.
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Lockheed Martin hands over UH-60M to Brazilian Army
The Brazilian Army received the first of 12 new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks this week in São Paulo.
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Wisk Aero’s Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL takes to the skies
The Boeing subsidiary completed the first flight of its Generation 6 autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Dec. 16 in Hollister, California.
VAI Weekly
December 17, 2025
Archer names engineering lead for UK eVTOL aircraft facility
Limhi Somerville plans to join Archer Aviation from Vertical Aerospace in early 2026 to lead a new Archer electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft engineering hub in South West Engla ...
VAI Weekly
December 16, 2025
FAA extends deadline for proposals to eVTOL, AAM Integration Pilot Program
Proposals for the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) are now due Dec. 19, 2025. VAI welcomes the extension and urges str ...