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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64 – Tail Rotor – Tail Rotor Blades – Inspection, takes effect Mar. 5, 2026. It will supersede EASA AD 2024-0028R1, issued Apr. 15, 2024.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64 – Tail Rotor – Tail Rotor Blades – Inspection, takes effect Mar. 5, 2026. It will supersede AD 2025-0113, released May 15, 2025.

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The manufacturer has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation approval to operate the H175 in the country.

The new 20,000-sq.-ft. Onboard Systems maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Anaheim employs 40 full-time technicians.

The FAA revisions, which take effect Mar. 19 for all aircraft in the US National Airspace System, will adopt miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR altitudes and changeover points for certain federal government airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed.

The new IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi will allow Mercy Air 15, an Air Methods operator in Kern County, California, to expand operations in low-visibility conditions, including tule fog.

VAI encourages pilots, mission planners, and operators—particularly those conducting low-level, off-airport, or special-mission operations—to consider using SlackMap as a supplemental awareness tool.

The FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is now open, and VAI encourages operators to participate. Governmental agencies and industry organizations will use data from the survey results to compute safety metrics, determine funding for infrastructure and service needs, and more.

The manufacturer will hold piston courses Jun. 8–12 and Sep. 21–25 and turbine courses Jun. 15–19 and Sep. 28–Oct. 2 in Menominee, Michigan.