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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) takes effect Oct. 30. It requires repetitive inspections of the main-gearbox right-hand and left-hand center and rear rail-support assemblies, with corrective actions being taken if necessary. The FAA is accepting comments about the AD through Dec. 1.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during gusty wind conditions.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to properly recover the helicopter during an autorotation landing and the instructor pilot’s failure to intervene.

Regional distributor Helitech Asia will display a full-scale mock-up of the Leonardo/Kopter AW09 single-engine helicopter starting later this month in Manila.

Submit your nominations to VAI’s 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards by this Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Learn more about the Lifetime Achievement Award in today’s installment of a continuing series of articles about the program.

The manufacturer displayed its Camcopter S-100 during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems exercise in September.

(CNN) – Israeli Air Force helicopters flew the hostages from Khan Yunis in Gaza to hospitals in central Israel on Oct. 13.

The Lockheed Martin company has introduced the autonomous S-70UAS U-Hawk, a converted UH-60L Black Hawk that includes an expanded cargo area, clamshell doors with a ramp instead of a cockpit, and a fly-by-wire flight control system.

The new BXT Wi-Fi module displays ADS-B In traffic data on the BXT6500 family of transponders for flight planning and navigation.

The manufacturer demonstrated the capabilities of its Flexrotor unmanned aerial system during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Marine Uncrewed Systems exercise in September.