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The FAA is accepting comments through Apr. 25 on proposed special conditions for a supplemental type certificate that would allow Carson Helicopters to install a helicopter hoist equipped with an overload protection device (OLPD) on the Sikorsky S-61A, S-61L, and S-61N.

Business Intelligence Group has named the company a winner of its 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for Veryon’s Reliability parts management platform for aircraft maintenance.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Apr. 22 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment. It would supersede AD 2023-0161, which EASA issued Aug. 16, 2023.

The new helicopters will join the New Zealand Search and Rescue Services (SRSL) existing fleet of H145 and BK 117 helicopters.

Air tour operator uses a fleet of Bell 206s and Robinson R44s to provide access to views and wildlife.

As the weather warms up in North America, it is important to be aware of the impact chopping the throttle can have on your helicopter, explains Roger Sharkey, owner of Sharkey’s Helicopters.

The contract, announced at this week’s 2025 Avalon Australian International Airshow, will expand the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Bell 429 fleet to a half dozen helicopters. Townsville–based Meridian Helicopters will provide law enforcement services in north Queensland for QPS’s Polair service using the three new Bell 429s.

VAI has released footage featuring 34 helicopters from the fly-in at VERTICON 2025, which took place earlier this month in Dallas, Texas.

(POWER UP magazine) – Mistaken assumptions about your aircraft’s fuel can be deadly.