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The Leonardo subsidiary has completed flight testing on its fourth and fifth prototypes and introduced the first production aircraft into its certification program.

The FAA is requesting comments by Jan. 5, 2026, on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacement of the center-shaft assembly with a serviceable center-shaft assembly (either a shaft with another part number or the same part number with lower time-in-service hours). It would also prohibit installing a nonserviceable center-shaft assembly on any helicopter. The AD takes effect Dec. 8, 2025.

Reiser Simulation and Training and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) will provide Airbus H225M training for Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) air and ground crews.

(RotorHub) – Leonardo plans to deliver the offshore-configured AW139s to the United Kingdom–based operator in 2026.

Career Day was among the Nov. 19 highlights at the Koelnmesse exhibition center in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Modern Skies Coalition released a statement of support Nov. 19 for proposed US House of Representatives bills that would ensure air traffic controllers and other FAA staff are paid in the event of a future government shutdown. “We strongly support Chairman Moran’s bill (and the House companion bills introduced by Representatives Cohen and Bean) to shield the FAA from funding lapses by allowing the agency to draw from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund during a shutdown,” the coalition says. “We also strongly support the bill introduced by Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen which would draw on monies paid by aviation users to continue critical FAA functions.”

Leaders of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation that would ensure that air traffic controllers and FAA staff are paid during future federal government shutdowns.

US Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.-07) announced Nov. 19 his selection as the top Democrat to serve as ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee.

Less than two weeks remain to send us your best images of vertical aviation aircraft for the 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest. We will feature the winning photos in the March 2026 edition and display them at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The grand prize winner will receive $500.

(Unofficial Networks) – A Pinal County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew hoisted the hiker from a mountain trail Nov. 14 in Superior.