Airbus Helicopters reports orders, deliveries for 2025 The OEM received 544 gross orders across its civil and military product lines last year and delivered 392 helicopters to… Continue reading →
Tomorrow: NTSB meeting about 2025 midair collision near KDCA The webcast of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public board meeting starts at 9 am eastern (UTC-5) tomorrow,… Continue reading →
Tomorrow: USHST to host safety seminar in Hawaii The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) seminar for helicopter pilots, aviation managers, safety officers, instructors, and other aviation leadership… Continue reading →
Patient thanks LifeFlight Australia crew following rescue mission The helicopter crew reunited Jan. 16 with Jake McCollum, a teenager from Bundaberg, Queensland, who was injured after falling about… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Leonardo AB139, AW139, and AW189 This FAA proposed airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitive inspections of the left-hand and right-hand tube assemblies on the AB139/AW139… Continue reading →
Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC175B The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is requesting feedback by Feb. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117 C-2 and D-2 The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 12 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require modifying and reidentifying… Continue reading →
USHST releases safety report for January 2026 The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for… Continue reading →
FAA seeks comments on revised flight restrictions near KDCA The FAA is accepting comments through Feb. 23 on revisions to the flight restrictions over the Potomac River near Ronald… Continue reading →
Modern Skies Coalition urges passage of transportation funding bill VAI joins the coalition of aviation stakeholders to encourage members of the US Congress to pass the FY 2026 Transportation,… Continue reading →
