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VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
Revised EASA AD: Airbus EC130 helicoptersThis revision to European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD) ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Blades–Inspection, which was initially published Aug. 4, 2022, becomes effective Jul. 1 ...
VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
EASA AD: Airbus AS350 and EC130 helicoptersThis European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment, takes effect Jul. 17, 2024.
VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
EASA AD: Airbus AS355 helicoptersThis European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment, becomes effective Jul. 17, 2024.
VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
New Sikorsky S-70A Firehawk to begin service in Colorado(The Colorado Sun) - The state government has trained four pilots to operate the firefighting helicopter and expects to launch operations with a second new Firehawk during summer 2025.
VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
US firefighters will be able to fly on some, but not all, restricted-category helicopters(Vertical magazine) - How a bill in the US Congress originally intended to ensure sufficient availability of firefighting resources turned into a potential windfall for Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky.
VAI Weekly
July 11, 2024
EASA releases update to Easy Access Rules for UASsThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a revision to its Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) that incorporates recent European Commission regulations.
VAI Weekly
July 10, 2024
Sen. James Inhofe’s legacy of service and aviation advocacyVAI mourns the passing of former Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a distinguished public servant and staunch advocate for general aviation, who died on Jul. 9.
VAI Weekly
July 10, 2024
Signia Aerospace to acquire Goodrich Hoist & WinchSignia Aerospace has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Goodrich Hoist & Winch business of Collins Aerospace, an RTX Corp. business.
VAI Weekly
July 10, 2024
Intermountain St. Mary’s, Chevron donate funds to support CareFlight mental health servicesRepresentatives from Intermountain St. Mary’s Foundation and Chevron both presented $25,000 checks to the CareFlight of the Rockies Critical Incident Stress Management Team during a donation event ...
VAI Weekly
July 10, 2024
EASA supporting scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels through EU Clearing HouseThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is supporting the scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) via the now-operating European Union (EU) SAF Clearing House as a critical step in ...
