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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25, 30, 53–Equipment and Furnishings/Ice and Rain Protection/Fuselage–Dual Hoist Removable Parts or De-icing System–Removal, becomes effective Dec. 12, 2024. It supersedes AD 2024-0100, which was issued May 10, 2024.

(WUSA) – A Maryland judge issued a seven-year sentence Dec. 5 to a person convicted in a jury trial using footage from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Drone as First Responder program.

A US Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk crew airlifted a passenger with a medical emergency from a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 2 off the coast of Puerto Rico.

The German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker is continuing with a KPMG–led process to restructure the business and recently completed landing-gear drop tests of the Lilium Jet.

VAI members can broadcast their business news in our flagship VAI Daily e-newsletter, which reaches 38,000 subscribers—nearly all of them directly involved with the vertical aviation industry.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) publication includes safety issues for rotorcraft and unmanned aircraft systems/drones.

This Transport Canada airworthiness directive (AD), CF-2024-40, Main Rotor–Pitch Link Assembly Clevis Fracture, takes effect Dec. 17, 2024. It supersedes AD CF-2021-26, which was issued Jul. 26, 2021.

The Air Methods operator presented a certificate of heroism to a girl who kept three other children safe and calm following a car accident while waiting for paramedics.

The FAA is bringing back its 12 Days of Drones campaign to educate the public about the rules, regulations, and best practices for operating a drone. The campaign runs Dec. 9–24, with each day dedicated to a specific safety topic.

The US Army purchase from Boeing, which delivered the first two Block II Chinooks in June and September 2024, is valued at $135 million.