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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment / Furnishings – Hoist – Test / Replacement, takes effect Jul. 23, 2025. It revises EASA AD 2015-0226R7, dated May 20, 2022.

The helicopter will be deployed for firefighting, search-and-rescue, and disaster response missions.

Japan-based electronic vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker SkyDrive will begin the next series of demonstration flights of its SD-05 eVTOL aircraft at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, starting Jul. 31. Additional flights are planned through Aug. 24.

(WMTW) – A Maine Forest Rangers helicopter was used Jul. 16 to rescue two paddlers who were stuck in rapids in the Allagash River.

CNC Technologies has integrated its Android Team Awareness Kit and iOS Team Awareness Kit into its CNClive.com platform, enhancing real-time interoperability for mission-critical operations via mobile devices.

Cadorath welcomes Ryan Sundell as customer service rep (CSR) for engine services. Sundell brings to the position more than 11 years of experience as a maintenance technician specializing in the M250 and RR300 engine platforms, as well as a strong customer support background.

(Vertical magazine) – Rainbow Air’s new helicopter tourism center is transforming the visitor experience in Niagara Falls, New York, combining flightseeing, education, and year-round adventure.

(Urban Air Mobility) – United Arab Emirates (UAE)–based Autocraft on Jul. 16 signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 350 E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Chinese manufacturer Shanghai TCab Technology Co., a deal worth US$1 billion.

Enstrom will display its 280FX and 480B Elite helicopters at EAA AirVenture, Jul. 21–27, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Bell Textron Canada has donated 700 aircraft components worth CA$4.4 million to Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT), bringing its total contribution to SIIT to over CA$10 million in support of aviation training and community development.