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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through May 8 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52 – Doors – Bad Weather Windows Emergency Exit Mechanism – Inspection/Modification.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through May 8 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 55 – Stabilizers – Horizontal Stabilizer Fitting Screws – Replacement.

Chris Holder of Concorde Battery Corp. and friend Charlie Duffie are attempting a nonstop, 31-hour drive from Florida to California starting May 1 as part of a fundraiser for Kevin Lacey’s nonprofit Tango 31 Aero Clube at Aero Country Airport in McKinney, Texas. Lacey, who died in 2025, founded the youth aviation organization to offer high school students a pathway to careers in aviation maintenance, operations, and flight.

El Bolsón, Río Negro–based Helipatagonia becomes the first H160 operator in the South American country. Rotortrade also coordinated pilot training and technical readiness.

M1 Support Services and its team of General Dynamics Information Technology, Quantum Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Co., and the University of North Dakota Aerospace have advanced to the fourth phase of the military training program.

Bell Textron announced record orders in 2025 for the Bell 505 from Latin American operators at this week’s FIDAE 2026 in Santiago, Chile.

The seasonal base for Air Methods operator Air Idaho Rescue at Yellowstone Airport (KWYS) provides emergency medical services in and around West Yellowstone, Montana, including Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Upcoming temporary instrument flight procedures (IFPs) at Kenai Municipal Airport (PAEN) in Kenai, Alaska, will affect flight operations this summer due to the closure of the main runway (RWY02L/20R) and the use of a new temporary runway (RWY03/21). In response, Hughes Aerospace has developed temporary instrument approach procedures for pilots.

The international aviation and space fair in Santiago, Chile, which runs through Apr. 12, includes dedicated sessions about vertical aviation for the first time. Katia Veraza, VAI director of state government affairs and regional relations, is participating in a session led by ACHAV, the Chilean Association of Vertical Flight, that starts at 2:00 pm (UTC-3) today, Wednesday, Apr. 8.

A new episode of the OEM’s video series, The Call, goes behind the scenes with Bell 429 and Bell 407 crews from Life Flight Network.