LifeSave air medical program receives CAMTS accreditation The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) approval for the Air Methods operator covers bases in Emporia, Garden… Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus H160-B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Rotating Swashplate Yokes–Inspection, becomes effective Jan. 21, 2025.… Continue reading →
Skyryse secures agreement for SkyOS in US Army helicopters Skyryse will work to integrate its SkyOS operating system, reduce training time for pilots, and introduce an optionally piloted capability… Continue reading →
HSI delivers H125 with equipment to combat mosquitos in Louisiana Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) has installed a mosquito-control package on an Airbus H125 for East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and… Continue reading →
Teledyne FLIR Defense to supply ESS-M systems for USCG helicopters Teledyne FLIR Defense has obtained a contract to provide more than 125 electro-optic sensor system–modernized (ESS-M) units for the US… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Siam Hiller UH-12E (US Army OH-23G and H-23F) and UH-12EL helicopters This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require inspecting certain main-rotor driveshafts for a crack, prohibit installing certain main-rotor driveshafts… Continue reading →
VAI Spotlight on Safety: Got a flight? Don’t skimp on water and food! Pilot and safety standards analyst Jeff Currin explains how nutrition is key to human performance and why you need plenty… Continue reading →
Hensoldt wins contract to study quantum computing for sensors The contract from the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative is part of the QUA-SAR research project, which aims to develop quantum… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus H160-B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52–Doors–Jettisonable Window Mechanism–Lubrication/Operational Test, takes effect Jan. 24, 2024. Continue reading →
