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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.

The manufacturer is collaborating with software provider Air Space Intelligence (ASI) to develop an artificial intelligence platform for the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into complex and high-traffic airspace.

The US Army has selected Bell Textron for the fourth phase of its Flight School Next program. The OEM is proposing the Bell 505 for the program with partners Alpha 1 Aerospace, Delaware Resource Group, DigiFlight, Semper Fly Helicopters, TRU Simulation, and V2X. Read more about the program in the March 2026 edition of POWER UP Magazine.

The FAA is accepting comments through May 26, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would supersede AD 2024-02-55, issued Feb. 28, 2024. The proposed AD would retain the inspections in the existing AD while limiting the applicability to exclude certain serial-numbered 505s with an improved-design vertical stabilizer top-end cap. It would also require replacing the vertical stabilizer top-end cap assembly with an improved-design top-end cap assembly.