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 →
Boeing releases Q4, full-year 2024 delivery numbers The OEM delivered a total of 20 new AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks, 34 remanufactured Apaches, and 9 renewed Chinooks… Continue reading →
GDHF delivers leased H175 to Omni for offshore operations Omni Helicopters International has received an Airbus H175 from GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) for offshore support in Latin America. Continue reading →
Entrol installs simulators at Korea Aviation High School Flight-training device manufacturer Entrol has equipped the South Korean school with two H1000 simulators based on the Bell 505. Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Siam Hiller UH-12E (US Army OH-23G and H-23F) and UH-12EL helicopters The FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would require inspecting certain main-rotor driveshafts for a crack, prohibit… Continue reading →
Safety expert: Mentoring helps new pilots manage emotional extremes Mentoring is just as important in helping young pilots deal with the emotional extremes inherent in many jobs in the… Continue reading →
Air Methods celebrates 1,000th transfer for float flight nurse Shannon Dunn recently reached the milestone of transporting her 1,000th patient after working less than 8 years on the flight… Continue reading →
Airbus delivers pair of H160s to Japan’s National Police Agency The Japanese law enforcement agency received its first H160 in late 2024 and the second earlier this month. Continue reading →
