Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Mar. 6 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA… Continue reading →
Airbus Helicopters reveals concepts for NGRC study The OEM is proposing two concepts for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Next Generation Rotorcraft Capabilities (NGRC) program in partnership… Continue reading →
LifeFlight Australia trains group of new doctors The air medical operator prepared 33 new doctors to join its network across Queensland at the LifeFlight Training Academy at… Continue reading →
Bell issues alert service bulletin for Bell 429 cyclic stop The service bulletin introduces a new cyclic stop window that reduces the aft-cyclic travel after Bell determined that high-amplitude, rapid… Continue reading →
Airbus highlights Loft Dynamics H125 flight simulator The new Loft H125 simulator is located within the headquarters of Airbus Helicopters at Marseille Provence Airport (LFML) in France. Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters SA.330J This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which becomes effective Mar. 10, 2026, requires repetitive inspections of the pyrotechnical cartridge. It also… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B The FAA is accepting comments through Apr. 9, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require performing a… Continue reading →
LifeFlight crew winches injured hiker from Australian mountain A LifeFlight Australia crew based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, airlifted the hiker Feb. 22 from Mount Coolum. Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Mar. 10, 2026, will supersede AD 2025-07-06, issued Jan. 2, 2025. The… Continue reading →
VAI supports bipartisan ALERT Act to implement NTSB safety recommendations from 2025 midair collision near KDCA VAI expressed strong support for the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026 in a Feb. 20… Continue reading →
