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NHV is adding Airbus H160 helicopters to its offshore fleet to boost efficiency, safety, and sustainability across European and African energy operations, with the first commercial flights expected in May 2026.

At this US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) event, USHST Industry Chairman Chris Baur will cover the USHST’s charter, programs, tools, and goals focused on real-world operational risk. The seminar, which includes a free lunch, takes place May 20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm eastern (UTC-4) in the Salt River Project hangar at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ).

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has modified a Wildhorse Helicopters Bell 47 for night-vision goggle flights supporting tests for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deliveries. The aim is to capture nighttime imagery during realistic night-flight operations, with obstacles, to aid the development of drones’ ability to receive, interpret, and make sense of that data.

This airworthiness directive (AD), which supersedes AD 2025-05-09, requires revising the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The AD is effective May 19, 2026.

The OEM has received FAA approval for an MD 530N upgrade designed to improve performance with a more powerful engine while preserving NOTAR (“no tail rotor”) advantages.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has won multiple contracts from Bell to supply five key systems for the US Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), supporting next-gen rotorcraft performance.

(Unofficial Networks) – Two climbers were rescued earlier this month after being stranded for three nights on a steep Fiordland mountainside near Sabre Peak.

(The Natchez Democrat) – The US-Army-turned-helicopter-flight-nurse explains how service, intense training, and emotional resilience shape her work for the Louisiana-based air medical operator.

A council in Cambridgeshire, England, has granted permission for East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to build a new air ambulance facility in Fulbourn.