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Westport, Connecticut–based First Aviation Services has acquired Saint Technologies of Shannon, Illinois, which makes specialized lock washers under its REAL Locks product line.

Schweizer has appointed Boglietto, Italy–based Elicuneo as an authorized sales and service center for Europe, including for aircraft and parts sales, maintenance, and other operator-support services.

Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker EHang has obtained an experimental flight authorization certificate from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) for its EH216-S.

(BBC) – Helicopter crews joined recreational watercraft teams to rescue residents of eastern and central Europe hit by severe flooding, including in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.

Loft Dynamics has introduced a vocational education and training program in partnership with Ausbildungszentrum Winterthur (AZW), a provider of industrial and technical apprenticeships in Switzerland.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo A109C, A109E, A109K2, A109S, and AW109SP helicopters, which requires disassembling certain tail-rotor duplex bearings and reassembling them in accordance with updated procedures, takes effect Oct. 21, 2024.

The Utah Rotor Pathway Program held its third annual fly-in Sep. 13 at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain, Utah. The event featured displays from multiple local helicopter operations and introduced students to careers in aviation.

The September 2024 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The monthly report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.

The India Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) has published guidance materials related to the type certification process for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) takes effect Oct. 21, 2024. It requires Bell 505 operators to install a grommet around the sump drain port-fitting airframe hole after investigators discovered fuel leakage during fuel system crash-impact testing.