LifeFlight Australia helped record number of residents in 2024 (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – The aerial rescue service assisted nearly 8,500 Queensland residents last year, a 13% increase compared with… Continue reading →
Revised EASA AD: Airbus EC175B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53–Fuselage–Tail Rotor Pylon–Inspection, takes effect Jan. 21, 2025. It… Continue reading →
Airbus Helicopters delivers initial pair of H225Ms for French military The French Armament General Directorate received the two helicopters, which will enter service with the French Air and Space Force,… Continue reading →
Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment names new US sales executive The Lake McDonald, Queensland, Australia–based company has appointed Casey Zimmerman as sales executive for the United States. Continue reading →
Philippine Air Force receives 10 S-70i Black Hawks Lockheed Martin delivered five of the Sikorsky helicopters to the Philippine Department of National Defense in June 2024 and five… Continue reading →
Sikorsky establishes S-92 support center in Republic of Korea The Lockheed Martin company has appointed the Sharp Technics K facility at Incheon International Airport (RKSI) in Seoul as an… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus SA 341G and SA 342J helicopters This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitively inspecting the inclined and horizontal driveshaft flanges and, depending on the… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus AS350 and AS355 series helicopters The FAA is seeking comments by Feb. 3 on a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would require modifying certain upper-rail… Continue reading →
ACSF Safety Symposium details 2025 speaker lineup The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced new speakers for ACSF Safety Symposium 2025, including keynote Tony Kern, a… Continue reading →
VAI Members-Only Benefit: Legal Resources Portal VAI’s Legal Resources Portal gives members access to information about transportation laws, regulatory compliance, flight standards, case decisions, and more,… Continue reading →
