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The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 18 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacement of the jettisonable windows and seals on the sliding doors and fixed panels on the left-hand and right-hand sides. It would also require the installation of new labels.

Chris Hill, VAI senior director of safety, explores what safety means in the context of other core priorities, including operational excellence and sustaining a profitable business, in the latest newsletter from the United States Helicopter Safety Team.

Under the agreement, operators of Milestone Aviation Group’s more than 100 Leonardo helicopters will receive power-by-the-hour (PBH) support from the OEM.

The Monaco-based company has appointed Gwenola Robert as VP contracts. She was previously VP of contracts and administration for ATR.

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) first introduced its night-vision imaging systems in 1995 to the air ambulance community in Asheville, North Carolina.

The company has appointed Stephen Parker as president and CEO of its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit.

The FAA is reminding aircraft owners and operators to complete the 2024 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. The annual survey measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the US economy.

The US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) direct final rule, “Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines,” goes into effect Oct. 9.

We brought together top commercial drone operators for our Jun. 26 VAI Webinar to discuss how Part 108, an FAA regulation that will standardize beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, will affect the world of vertical flight.