Enstrom Safety Check: Helicopter traffic pattern etiquette Randy Sharkey of Sweet Helicopters offers tips for communicating with student pilots at airports without an air traffic controller. Continue reading →
Air Methods operator in Maryland celebrates 15-year anniversary LifeNet 8-1 marked 15 years of service to communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Oct. 20 at Hagerstown Regional… Continue reading →
Archer praises FAA for release of powered-lift aircraft SFAR Archer Aviation is applauding the FAA’s release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft, a key step… Continue reading →
VAI, NBAA respond to FAA’s proposed vertiport design standards VAI and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have submitted joint comments to the FAA advocating for more consolidated, safety-focused… Continue reading →
Kaman subsidiary teams up with RRM on protective blade coatings Kamatics, a subsidiary of Kaman, is partnering with Pocahontas, Arkansas–based Rotorcraft Repair & Manufacturing (RRM) to market and sell RRM’s… Continue reading →
Helicopter crew rescues baby after flooding in Italy (VIDEO) (The Daily Universe) – A helicopter crew from Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s national fire and rescue service, airlifted a family… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Helicopters with certain rotary buckle assemblies This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which becomes effective Nov. 12, 2024, retains the requirements of a superseding AD while expanding… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Safran Arriel 1 engines This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 72–Engine–Gas Generator First Stage High Pressure Turbine Blades–Replacement, takes… Continue reading →
Revised EASA AD: Airbus EC225 LP helicopters This revised European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62–Main Rotor–Rotating Swashplate Yokes–Inspection, takes effect Nov. 5,… Continue reading →
Lilium board applies for self-administration of German subsidiaries Lilium has announced that its principal German subsidiaries will apply for self-administration proceedings with a court in Germany in the… Continue reading →
