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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level agricultural spraying operations.

(Vertical magazine) – Transporting aircraft or components across international borders can be one of the most complex aspects of helicopter maintenance, explained panelists at the Vertical MRO Conference earlier this year in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

The Chinese OEM conducted a passenger-carrying flight of its pilotless EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand Nov. 25 in Bangkok.

Reiser Simulation and Training is joining forces with the OEM to develop the AW139 Level 3 flight training device, including for United Kingdom–based HeliOperations.

The FAA is accepting comments on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by Jan. 12, 2026. It would require repetitive visual inspections of the rear damper and corrective actions, if necessary.

The Air Methods operator introduced its new helicopter Nov. 24 in Granite City. The H145 will replace an Airbus/MBB BK 117.

Boeing has obtained a US Army foreign military sales contract valued at nearly $4.7 billion to produce AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for international operators, including 96 units for the Polish Armed Forces.

The OEM has published an interview with Lt. Col. Audrius Vaicekauskas, pilot and technical engineer, about how the H145 is expanding Lithuania’s border patrol, law enforcement, and search-and-rescue capabilities.

Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate for the company’s wire strike kit on the Sikorsky S-76A and S-76C.

Kentucky-based Recoil Aerospace is outlining the potential fiscal impacts of recent US tax law changes for the acquisition of aerial firefighting equipment.