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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be an aeroelastic interaction between the helicopter’s main-rotor blades and nodal beam system, which resulted in oscillations that exceeded the design limits of the tail boom. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the main-rotor blade manufacturer to adequately publish the appropriate recovery technique for a known flight dynamics issue.

The three helicopters, which Milestone Aviation Group delivered to Kitz-Air in July, will undergo modification and conversion work in Europe before entering service in aerial firefighting operations across Europe and South America.

This action proposes special conditions for Pratt and Whitney Canada aircraft engine Model PW220A, which features a novel design compared with the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for engines. These proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards the FAA considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by existing airworthiness standards. Comments on the proposal are due by Oct. 9.

(AIN) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is putting $10.5 million behind an effort to funnel more students into the aerospace industry, awarding grants to seven organizations tasked with building state-level pathways for advanced technical training.

(AIN) – Nancy Landon Kassebaum, the former Republican US senator from Kansas who shepherded through one of the most monumental pieces of legislation for the general aviation industry, died Aug. 21 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was 94.

In comments on proposed revisions to the Airport Improvement Program Handbook, the association asks that airport-grant guidance reflect the full range of aircraft and facilities operating or soon to be operating within the National Airspace System.

On Jul. 27, 2026, the FAA received notification of a failed Tempest Aero Group spark plug. Failed spark plugs may lead to engine damage, possible loss of power, and subsequent loss of control of the aircraft. The FAA is currently investigating this concern and welcomes information related to both positive and negative findings regarding Tempest spark plugs.

European Helicopter Association (EHA) Chairman Fredrik Kämpfe visited the headquarters of Vertical Aviation International (VAI), where he met with VAI President and CEO François Lassale and the VAI management team for wide-ranging discussions on the future of the two associations’ collaboration and the strategic priorities facing the vertical aviation sector. The visit reflects the close […]

“In India, where chronic congestion is a pressing issue, utilizing eVTOLs [electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft] for advanced medical logistics … will reshape medical infrastructure,” said SkyDrive Founder and CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the three companies.

(AVweb) – Michigan announced Aug. 12 that it has awarded a combined $2 million to five companies that will deploy drone and advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies for state agencies for wildfire monitoring, infrastructure, environmental sensing, drone detection, and pesticide investigations.