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The report includes data about fleet composition by helicopter OEM; mission types; maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities; and financing options.

The Canadian training and simulation provider has appointed Ryan McLeod as CFO, effective Feb. 23. McLeod was previously CFO of ATS Corp.

(BBC) – The air medical charity operates in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk Counties in England.

Representatives from Leonardo, the Royal Navy, and United Kingdom (UK) Defence Innovation conducted the initial flight of the Proteus technology demonstrator from Predannack Airfield (EGDO) in Cornwall.

The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 6, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would supersede AD 2024-24-02, released Nov. 25, 2024. The updated AD would continue to require removal of the affected fuel-control unit (FCU) from service and replacement with a serviceable part. It would also reduce the number of affected FCUs.

When the FAA’s NOTAM system is constantly filled with so many things that are not necessary to a pilot’s day-to-day operations, it immediately gets messy and hard to plan around. Virginia Helicopter Association (VHA) President Mitchell Hynes explains that a better NOTAM system could make the daily life of pilots much easier. He also argues a better system could have helped in a Jan. 2 accident in Arizona in which a helicopter struck a zipline, resulting in the deaths of four people.

The French military has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group to provide a half dozen VSR700s for the French Navy, with operations planned to start in 2028.

Eve Air Mobility is building six conforming electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototypes for its flight-testing campaign after the first flight of its uncrewed full-scale eVTOL prototype in December 2025 at parent company Embraer’s facility in São Paulo, Brazil. Eve anticipates type certification, initial deliveries, and entry-into-service in 2027.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Feb. 16 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Scuppers of the Engine Drain System – Modification.

(Fox News) – The single-seat Rictor X4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft uses a multirotor design with eight propellers spread across four carbon-fiber arms. The company says the aircraft is designed to fly legally without airworthiness certification or a pilot license under the FAA’s Part 103, which regulates ultralight aircraft in the United States.