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The FAA is accepting comments on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD) through Jan. 12, 2026. It would require a one-time inspection of the bonding-braid positioning on the socket of the pilot cyclic stick and, depending on the results, correcting the positioning, and installing a binding clamp.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level agricultural spraying operations.

Reiser Simulation and Training is joining forces with the OEM to develop the AW139 Level 3 flight training device, including for United Kingdom–based HeliOperations.

The Air Methods operator introduced its new helicopter Nov. 24 in Granite City. The H145 will replace an Airbus/MBB BK 117.

The FAA is accepting comments on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by Jan. 12, 2026. It would require repetitive visual inspections of the rear damper and corrective actions, if necessary.

Boeing has obtained a US Army foreign military sales contract valued at nearly $4.7 billion to produce AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for international operators, including 96 units for the Polish Armed Forces.

The OEM has published an interview with Lt. Col. Audrius Vaicekauskas, pilot and technical engineer, about how the H145 is expanding Lithuania’s border patrol, law enforcement, and search-and-rescue capabilities.

Kentucky-based Recoil Aerospace is outlining the potential fiscal impacts of recent US tax law changes for the acquisition of aerial firefighting equipment.

VAI’s offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 26, through Friday, Nov. 28, in observance of Thanksgiving. VAI Daily will not be published during that time.

The helicopter dealership acquired, reregistered, and shipped a 2019 Airbus H125 with 250 flight hours from Tajikistan for South Island, New Zealand–based Heli Support.