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(KFVS) – A pilot and three Missouri State Parks employees received minor injuries after the helicopter went down into the Meramec River Jan. 29 in Franklin County.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Mounts and Attachment – Checks/Replacement, takes effect Feb. 5.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Intermediate Fuselage Frame 8 – Inspection, becomes effective Feb. 2.

VSE Corp. has agreed to purchase the Atlanta, Georgia–based maintenance, repair, and overhaul services provider from GenNx360 Capital Partners in a deal valued at more than $2 billion.

The companies have started operations at a new beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) airspace-management facility at Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (KSGH) in Ohio.

The US Army has awarded a $45.6 million contract for the company to provide Vita Rescue Systems for US military helicopters, including early deliveries to active Army and National Guard units.

Rotortrade’s North America Helicopter Market Report 2025 notes that inventory scarcity has become a defining constraint, leading operators toward preowned options.

(Reuters) – Horizon Aircraft has selected Burlington, Ontario, Canada–based RAMPF Composite Solutions to provide the main body for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 16 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires initial and repetitive inspections of the swashplate for vertical and radial play, as well as taking corrective actions to replace any affected bolts. It would also prohibit installing any affected bolt without first meeting certain requirements. The AD takes effect Feb. 17.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Feb. 26 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 71 – Powerplant – Engine Firewalls – Modification.