EASA AD: Airbus EC175B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52–Doors–Jettison Mechanism for Bad Weather Window Emergency Exits–Inspection, becomes… Continue reading →
Volocopter provides update on EASA type certification audits The German company has completed 75% of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) audits required to obtain type certification… Continue reading →
LAFD Chinooks refill to battle fire near Pepperdine University (VIDEO) (MSN) – Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) CH-47 Chinook crews scooped water from Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park and dropped it… Continue reading →
EASA AD: Airbus EC120B helicopters This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Pilot Cyclic Stick Bonding Braid–Inspection, takes effect… Continue reading →
ICARUS redesigns weather tools in Smart View Limiting Device (Vertical) – ICARUS Devices has released a second-generation version of its Smart View Limiting Device that includes a focus on… Continue reading →
Joby demos electric aircraft in South Korea’s K-UAM challenge As part of a collaboration that includes SK Telecom, Hanwha Systems, TMAP, and Korea Airports Corp., Joby Aviation has completed… Continue reading →
Mars Helicopter could live on as weather station for 20 years (Space.com) – Managers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory say the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity,… Continue reading →
VAI to sponsor next month’s Concorde Rotorcraft IA Renewal course The virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal course takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025. Continue reading →
HM Coastguard helicopter crew helps with sinking-boat rescue (STV News) – An HM Coastguard helicopter crew joined lifeboat and ferry vessels with the rescue of three people whose… Continue reading →
Police arrest suspect for pointing laser at helicopter crew in Tennessee (WKRN) – Officers from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department arrested a suspect Dec. 12 for allegedly pointing a laser at… Continue reading →
