USCG crew rescues injured hiker in California (VIDEO) (DVIDS) – A US Coast Guard (USCG) MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew airlifted the hiker from a trail Apr. 19 in… Continue reading →
DLR demos composite eVTOL for emergency ops (VIDEO) (Composites World) – During the 2020–2024 Urban Rescue project, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) designed, produced, and crash-tested a two-seat… Continue reading →
Bell operator celebrates new Bell 505 with transatlantic flight Max Lunov of Airborne Group and crew member Nazar Doroshkevych recently flew their new Bell 505 across the Atlantic, covering… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Various helicopters The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-02-17, which applies to certain Sikorsky S-70 helicopters. This proposed AD would… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada 505 helicopters The FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell 505 helicopters after a production issue was reported… Continue reading →
Florida governor signs bill funding flying-car hubs The measure (H.B.1093) allows the Florida Department of Transportation to fund 100% of the project costs for a public vertiport… Continue reading →
Safran opens new service, maintenance facility in Germany Safran Helicopter Engines has opened a larger, more sustainable maintenance, repair, and support facility in Norderstedt to expand its European… Continue reading →
UK aviation plan speeds BVLOS approvals, eVTOL integration (Urban Air Mobility) – United Kingdom (UK) transport minister Heidi Alexander, in a letter to the chair of the UK… Continue reading →
Lockheed Martin invests $25M in Fortem for counter-UAS demand Lockheed Martin has invested $25 million in Fortem Technologies to scale production and enhance deployment of integrated counter–unmanned aircraft system… Continue reading →
FAA issues airworthiness concern for Leonardo AW139 The FAA has released an airworthiness concern sheet about three separate service difficulty reports from a US repair station regarding… Continue reading →
