Final FAA AD: Airbus SA.330J helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires revising the existing maintenance records by incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS 332L1 and EC225 LP helicopters This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing or modifying certain hoist shear toggle-switch supports and prohibits installing affected parts,… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus AS350 series, AS355 series, and EC130 series This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires repeated inspections of the main-gearbox bevel wheel and magnetic plug for particles and prohibits… Continue reading →
Robinson highlights mission-ready fleet at Florida trade show Robinson Helicopter is displaying a Polk County Sheriff’s Office R66 and an R44 and R22 from Sky Blue Aviation during… Continue reading →
TracPlus introduces aerial firefighting operations platform The company’s new FireFlyte software-as-a-service platform provides real-time intelligence for aerial firefighting operators. Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: SafetyScan accident research tool Available exclusively to VAI members, the AeroInside SafetyScan global rotorcraft accident and incident research tool lets you search and filter… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus (previously Eurocopter France) EC120B This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect May 8, 2025, requires updating the airworthiness limitations section of the existing… Continue reading →
LifeFlight Australia crew rescues off-roader after flooding A LifeFlight helicopter crew airlifted a driver Mar. 30 whose off-road vehicle became stuck in floodwater two days earlier in… Continue reading →
GE Aerospace to design avionics for US Army FLRAA program Bell Textron has awarded a subcontract to GE Aerospace to develop avionics systems for the US Army’s Future Long Range… Continue reading →
Proposed EASA AD: Airbus SA.330J helicopters The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Apr. 30 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA… Continue reading →
