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In this issue: President Trump issued an executive order aimed at streamlining federal wildland fire governance and enhancing wildfire prevention and response; VAI Northeastern US Regional Representative Josh Rousseau reports on his activities, including successful efforts to defeat New York State legislation to impose a “noise tax” on helicopter operations and successful efforts to amend […]

The new initiative aims to align certification processes for emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft types across international jurisdictions.

SkyDrive has partnered with Stirling Dynamics to supply the pilot control stick for its first production model aircraft, the SkyDrive SD-05.

(CTV News) – Provincial police in Quebec, Canada, launched search-and-rescue operations after a Jun. 20 helicopter accident near Natashquan left four people missing.

Oregon National Guard helicopter crew members completed training with Vita Inclinata to integrate the Vita hoist rescue system into air medical operations.

Recoil Aerospace has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install its 790-gal. tank on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The STC is applicable to all UH-60 variants and the S-70 Black Hawk.

The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 7 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires removing the expandable blade bolts from service and replacing them. The AD, effective Jul. 8, also prohibits the installation of an affected expandable blade bolt on any helicopter.

Representatives from the European Heli Center (EHC) and Reiser met Jun. 12 at Reiser’s headquarters in Berg, Bavaria, Germany, to start a project to provide an Airbus H135/H145 Level D full flight simulator for the planned EHC training facility at Lelystad Airport (EHLE) in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

The insurance provider is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the SM4 aviation safety program, which helps organizations manage risk, strengthen safety culture, and enhance safety management systems.

The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker will help develop air taxi infrastructure at Jetex private terminals across the world, starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the companies announced at last week’s Paris Air Show.