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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing or modifying certain hoist shear toggle-switch supports and prohibits installing affected parts, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD, becomes effective Apr. 21, 2025.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires repeated inspections of the main-gearbox bevel wheel and magnetic plug for particles and prohibits installing an affected main gearbox unless specific European Union Aviation Safety Agency requirements are met. The FAA AD applies to the AS350B, B1, B2, B3, BA, and D; AS355 E, F, F1, F2, N, and NP; and the EC130 B4 and T2. It takes effect May 9, 2025.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) endorsement moves Dutch company Personal Air and Land Vehicle (PAL-V) closer to introducing its Liberty flying car.

Robinson Helicopter is displaying a Polk County Sheriff’s Office R66 and an R44 and R22 from Sky Blue Aviation during this week’s 2025 Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland.

The company’s new FireFlyte software-as-a-service platform provides real-time intelligence for aerial firefighting operators.

Austrian company CycloTech conducted the first flight of its BlackBird demonstrator on Mar. 27. The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft uses six cycloidal rotors.

(The News-Gazette) – A Virginia State Police Med-Flight I crew hoisted an injured hiker Apr. 1 from Arnolds Valley near Natural Bridge Station.

Available exclusively to VAI members, the AeroInside SafetyScan global rotorcraft accident and incident research tool lets you search and filter reports by helicopter model, operation type, engine manufacturer, and more.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing its In-Time Aviation Safety Management System, which is designed to be an improved warning system that can predict hazards to drones before they occur.