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The OEM will display two new helicopters at Booth MD-005B during the April 14–19 event in Lakeland, Florida.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Apr. 30, requires replacement of certain affected bolts on the horizontal control rods of the flight controls with bolts that are eligible for installation. It also prohibits installation of an affected bolt on any helicopter.

Fixed-base operator and ground handling agent Manny Aviation Services is the first industry partner based in Mexico under the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) program.

(CTV News) – A court in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, fined the drone operator CAD$5,000 (US$3,600) for interfering with a wildfire helicopter operation in 2023.

An experienced helicopter pilot and native of Sacramento, California, Brian Seibel is an aviation safety inspector with the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division. He got his first taste of flying in a UH-1 Huey during an ROTC orientation weekend mini-camp at the University of Colorado.

(Cape Town Etc.) – A contract helicopter assisting firefighters went down Mar. 25 after appearing to clip Hout Bay mountain with its main rotor. Both pilots sustained minor injuries.

The Bell Textron team for the US Army’s Flight School Next program includes Textron subsidiary TRU Simulation + Training, DigiFlight, Alpha-1 Aerospace, V2X, Delaware Resource Group, and Semper Fly Helicopters.

The FAA is continuing its review of the safety implications of its recent order banning the use of visual separation between helicopters or powered-lift aircraft and airplanes in Class B and Class C airspace and in terminal radar service areas. VAI is participating in a Mar. 24–26 safety risk management panel as a subject-matter expert. We recognize the magnitude of these regulatory changes on operations, and we are committed to representing you and your concerns as the US aviation ecosystem continues to evolve.

(Vertical HeliCASTS) – At VERTICON 2026 earlier this month, The Helicopter Podcast team spoke with VAI President and CEO François Lassale about leadership, safety culture, and pilot decision-making in aviation.

The helicopter dealership sold and delivered a Leonardo AW119 Ke previously operated by the South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service to Aeromaster for corporate transportation, offshore oil support, and air medical operations in the South American country.