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(KRON) – A helicopter crew assisted local first responders with airlifting an injured hiker Jul. 4 near Alpine Lake in Marin County.

(KMTR) – A US Coast Guard MH-60 crew from Astoria rescued two people stranded on a cliff Jul. 5 near Lincoln City.

(The Aspen Times) – A Timberline Helicopters Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter dropped 475,000 lb. of concrete for the construction of the new Elk Camp Lift at Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort.

Olivier Michalon, head of global business for Airbus Helicopters, discusses how vertical lift aircraft are responding to natural disasters—including forest fires, floods, and other weather events—and how the OEM has prepared for a geopolitical environment with increased military spending.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Cyclic Control System/Pitch and Roll Actuators Attaching Bolt–Inspection, becomes effective Jul. 21.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA–Rotorcraft Flight Manual–Limitations and Normal Procedures Section–Amendment, takes effect Jul. 14.

In this issue: Congress passed a $12.5 billion funding bill for air traffic control modernization; Utah and Texas continue building education pathways for the future vertical aviation workforce; VAI Western US Regional Representative Chuck Street reports on his activities; and the challenges and opportunities surrounding advanced air mobility (AAM) in Chile, and the country’s potential […]

The association is praising members of US Congress for approving $12.5 billion in funding for air traffic control (ATC) modernization as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Aug. 11, requires revising the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness, as well as the existing maintenance or inspection program.