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(Victor Valley News Group) – A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crew hoisted an injured hiker May 4 near Deep Creek Hot Springs.

The FAA has issued a revised special airworthiness information bulletin that advises operators and other parties that jet fuels made from an ASTM International Standard D7566–approved list of synthetic blending components are acceptable for use in aircraft and engines certificated for operation with D1655 Jet A or Jet A-1 fuel if the D7566 fuels are reidentified as D1655 fuels.

(Cision) – Alpine Helicopters has selected CAMP Systems International’s maintenance management and inventory tracking software for its fleet of 40 helicopters.

Recoil has designated Tennessee-based XP Services as a distributor of its aerial fire suppression system for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require operators to revise the existing rotorcraft flight manual, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD. The FAA is accepting comments on its proposed AD through Jun. 23.

The FAA is seeking comments through Jun. 23 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require inspecting the tension-torsion bar and taking corrective actions, if necessary. It would also prohibit the use of certain maintenance manuals, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67–Rotors Flight Control–Ball Bearing Control System–Inspection, takes effect May 15, 2025.

German mission equipment provider SPAES has completed the installation of pulse lights on an Airbus AS332 for a firefighting operator.

FlightSafety International (FSI) has announced plans to expand its training center at Farnborough Airport (EGLF) in Hampshire, England. The new facilities, scheduled to open in 2027, will include space for 6 full-flight simulators, 10 lower-level training devices, and 19 classrooms.

The companies have agreed to work together on certification of Honeywell’s Anthem flight deck and flight control system on the Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.