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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires repetitive tap inspections of certain part-numbered main-rotor blades and, if necessary, repairing or replacing them.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 6, requires inspecting hoist hooks and hook nuts and replacing them, if damaged. It also prohibits the installation of a damaged hook or nut on any helicopter.

(AIN) – The midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C Shark on Dec. 28, 2025, near Hammonton Municipal Airport in Atlantic County resulted in the deaths of two pilots.

Dan Power, pilot with PHI Aviation, details the corrective actions he took after a low-level bird strike involving a US Department of Justice Bell 407 in the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

(POWER UP magazine) – Now that public comments are closed, here’s what’s next for this era-defining FAA regulation.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added unmanned aircraft systems and critical components produced in countries outside the United States to its covered list.

VAI is seeking nominations for four open operator positions on our Board of Directors for the term Jul. 1, 2026, through Jun. 30, 2029. We welcome thought leaders from across the industry.

Under a partnership with the Special Integrated Logistics Zone Co., Rotortrade will develop a maintenance, sales, and services facility in Riyadh with plans to open in late 2026.

The aerospace logistics provider transported the helicopter on a Boeing 747F freighter to Bell Textron’s regional hub in Singapore.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Helicopter Management Agency has issued a contract to Safran Electronics & Defense to equip the NH90 with the Eurofl’Eye distributed panoramic vision system.