EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 a major success (POWER UP magazine) – The event, held Nov. 4–7 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, attracted over 4,600 participants from across the… Continue reading →
Joby completes initial FAA tests under type inspection authorization The FAA evaluation of the Joby Aviation electric air taxi flight deck using a simulator advances the company into the… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus SA 330 and AS332 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Rotor Head Bearing Stack of the Spindle-Sleeve Assembly–Life… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus EC225 LP helicopters This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require installing an electrical bonding braid modification and prohibit the installation of a… Continue reading →
New Leonardo AW139 begins service with LifeFlight Australia Leonardo delivered the first of seven AW139s to LifeFlight’s base in Toowoomba, Queensland, on Dec. 19. The helicopter joins a… Continue reading →
Solving the BVLOS challenge (POWER UP magazine) – VAI advocates for safe, fair beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) rules. Continue reading →
President’s Message: The best way to honor our first responders (POWER UP magazine) – As we celebrate the achievements of our first responders, we need to invest in vertical aviation… Continue reading →
EASA, Argentina, India, Japan approve upgraded Robinson empennage Robinson has obtained clearance from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and regulators in Argentina, India, and Japan to… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus EC135, EC635, and MBB BK 117 helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 31–Instruments–Warning Unit Emergency Off Switches–Operational Check, takes effect Jan.… Continue reading →
Transport Canada AD: Certain Bell Textron Canada 427 helicopters This Transport Canada airworthiness directive (AD), CF-2024-42, Main Rotor Drive System–Cracking of Transmission Oil Check Valve, takes effect Dec. 27,… Continue reading →
