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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment, becomes effective Jul. 5, 2024.

EHang has received an order from the government of Wencheng County in China’s Zhejiang Province for 30 EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The agreement includes an option for another 270 aircraft and a partnership to develop urban air mobility services in the region.

(ROTOR magazine) – VAI is actively advocating to protect airspace access over national parks and monuments across the United States amid efforts by the FAA and the National Park Service to restrict or eliminate air tours over national parks.

(ROTOR magazine) – Funding and technology for advanced air mobility (AAM) will benefit all vertical aviation.

Nicolas Delmas, head of uncrewed aircraft systems at Airbus Helicopters, on why in the future, crewed and uncrewed assets working alongside each other will be essential.

Archer anticipates the network will provide unprecedented connectivity to local communities, allowing people to replace one- to two-hour drives to cities around the bay with flights that take 10 to 20 minutes.

Loft Dynamics has appointed Ray Lamas, a 20-year aviation veteran, as its North American VP. Lamas is expected to play an integral role in driving the flight simulator company’s continued expansion on the continent.

Astronics Corp. has debuted the Ballard NG1 Series Avionics I/O Converter, a highly flexible, small computing device for use in demanding aircraft environments. The NG1 is designed to provide out-of-the-box simplicity for converting and streaming avionics data for distributed control or remote I/O applications.

Bell will modernize the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) CH-146 Griffon fleet to sustain its capabilities through the 2030s. The CH-146 Griffon is a variant of the Bell 412EP.