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The FAA is accepting comments through Feb. 23 on revisions to the flight restrictions over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) that would reduce the potential for midair collisions involving helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft traffic. The revisions will fully implement a recommendation from the US National Transportation Safety Board. The interim final rule takes effect today, Jan. 23.

VAI joins the coalition of aviation stakeholders to encourage members of the US Congress to pass the FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, which includes an increased investment in US air traffic control modernization and legislation and prevents the FAA from closing during future US government shutdowns.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 55 – Stabilizers – Horizontal Stabilizer – Inspections, takes effect Jan. 26.

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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that a witness saw the helicopter strike a highline/slackline before the tail boom separated from the fuselage. Investigators found slackline webbing embedded in the vertical stabilizer. Four people died in the accident.

The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 9 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitive inspections of the main-rotor blade attachment bolts and replacement, if necessary. It also requires reporting the inspection results. The AD takes effect Feb. 6.

This FAA airworthiness directive, which becomes effective Feb. 6, requires repetitive inspections of the cap angle and corrective actions, if necessary. The FAA is accepting comments on the AD through Mar. 9.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 26, requires inspecting the axial displacement of the tail-rotor driveshaft and taking corrective actions, if necessary, including inspecting the flexible couplings. The AD also prohibits installing a tail-rotor driveshaft without following certain procedures.

The company has appointed Massimo Pugnali as commercial director. He was previously president of Mecaer Aviation Group.

Fillmore, California–based maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider Rotorcraft Support, Inc. (RSI) will mark its 40th anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 24.