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For many US helicopter operators, the clock is ticking toward the May 2027 safety management system (SMS) mandate. Through an anonymous, one-question survey, VAI is taking a quick pulse check across the industry to better understand where operators stand in their SMS journey. Click on the headline above to take the survey!

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency Community Network is sharing resources to help operators reduce the risk of bird strikes in the spring and summer seasons in Europe.

Apex Aviation will use the Airbus helicopter to support offshore wind infrastructure operations in Taiwan.

(The War Zone) – The US Air Force is sharing details about how it will modify a subset of HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopters to perform the Air Force District of Washington mission set, including transporting VIP officials and supporting continuity of government plans.

A team from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) conducted a series of flight tests on the Leonardo AW09 pre-series helicopter at the Kopter facility in Mollis.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The Chinese company has generated US$300 million in investment funding to support the certification and initial delivery of its VE25-100 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined a sudden stoppage of the tail rotor for unknown reasons, which resulted in the tortional overload failure of the tail rotor driveshaft.

(Phys.org) – A research team from the University of Arizona demonstrated that a ground-penetrating radar mounted on a drone can map the thickness of rocky debris covering glaciers on Earth. The results could help future astronauts locate accessible water locked in buried ice on Mars.

DART Aerospace has received a Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) supplemental type certificate for enhancements to its Fire Attack System Model 304 for the Bell 205, 212, 412/Agusta-Bell AB 412, and UH-1H helicopters.

(KTLA) – The pilot of an Apr. 28 commercial flight on approach to San Diego International Airport (KSAN) reported to the tower that the Boeing 737 hit a drone.