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This Transport Canada airworthiness directive (AD), CF-2024-40, Main Rotor–Pitch Link Assembly Clevis Fracture, takes effect Dec. 17, 2024. It supersedes AD CF-2021-26, which was issued Jul. 26, 2021.

The FAA is bringing back its 12 Days of Drones campaign to educate the public about the rules, regulations, and best practices for operating a drone. The campaign runs Dec. 9–24, with each day dedicated to a specific safety topic.

The US Army purchase from Boeing, which delivered the first two Block II Chinooks in June and September 2024, is valued at $135 million.

The order includes a service and support package and Vector, Eve Air Mobility’s urban air traffic management software.

The Texas-based manufacturer completed wind-tunnel testing of the technology at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas. The project is part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program.

The Lockheed Martin company completed the delivery of a second S-70i under a contract signed in December 2022. The addition brings the Police National Police Aviation Board fleet to five aircraft.

(Robb Report) – A new report from the China Low Altitude Economic Alliance estimates that the country could have 100,000 long-range drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in service by 2030.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The company is partnering with the operators of Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (SBGL) to build a vertiport and conduct autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test flights.

The organization’s progress in the VAI and VLinc Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) program demonstrates its commitment to safety.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the agricultural pilot’s inability to see a wire due to the setting sun.