EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 D-3/D-3M This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 63 – Main Rotor Drive – Rotor Hub-Shaft –… Continue reading →
BlueRoom, Airbus Helicopters to explore mixed-reality trainers BlueRoom Simulations signed an agreement with Airbus Australia Pacific and Airbus Helicopters during last week’s RotorTech 2026 in Australia to… Continue reading →
MH-60 Seahawk team wins 2025 PBL award The Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk PBL (performance-based logistics) team received the 2025 US Secretary of War’s PBL system-level award for boosting… Continue reading →
Metro Aviation pilot flies the AW09 (VIDEO) John Vance from Metro Aviation became the first customer pilot to fly the Leonardo AW09 earlier this month in Italy. Continue reading →
FCC reverses course, extends non-US drone software updates (Tom’s Hardware) – The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced May 8 the extension of temporary waivers allowing certain drones,… Continue reading →
New US Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season (NPR) – Across the United States, wildland firefighters, including from the new federal agency the US Wildland Fire Service, are… Continue reading →
StandardAero acquires Unified Turbines Milton, Vermont–based United Turbines offers a variety of engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, including for the Pratt & Whitney… Continue reading →
ATSB urges HUET courses for companies with overwater flights The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is recommending that organizations with staff members who regularly travel over water to consider… Continue reading →
FAA issues special conditions for Skyryse system on R66 The FAA special conditions, which establish airworthiness and safety standards for static longitudinal stability and the Skyryse fly-by-wire system on… Continue reading →
ATSB report: Robinson R44, near YHID, Queensland, Oct. 8, 2025 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that while cruising at about 600 ft. over the ocean near Horn… Continue reading →
