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Lockheed Martin delivered five of the Sikorsky helicopters to the Philippine Department of National Defense in June 2024 and five in December 2024. The deliveries are part of a contract for 32 helicopters, with the remaining 22 scheduled to enter service over the next two years.

The Lockheed Martin company has appointed the Sharp Technics K facility at Incheon International Airport (RKSI) in Seoul as an authorized customer support center for the S-92.

This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitively inspecting the inclined and horizontal driveshaft flanges and, depending on the results, replacing them. The FAA is accepting comments on the proposal through Feb. 3.

The FAA is seeking comments by Feb. 3 on a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would require modifying certain upper-rail rollers and installing a label on each sliding door. It would also prohibit installing affected upper-rail rollers or a door with an affected upper-rail roller. These actions are also specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced new speakers for ACSF Safety Symposium 2025, including keynote Tony Kern, a former US Air Force Command pilot and author. The event takes place Apr. 7–9 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

VAI’s Legal Resources Portal gives members access to information about transportation laws, regulatory compliance, flight standards, case decisions, and more, including a directory of VAI member legal professionals.

The OEM delivered a total of 20 new AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks, 34 remanufactured Apaches, and 9 renewed Chinooks during 2024.

Omni Helicopters International has received an Airbus H175 from GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) for offshore support in Latin America.

Flight-training device manufacturer Entrol has equipped the South Korean school with two H1000 simulators based on the Bell 505.

The FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would require inspecting certain main-rotor driveshafts for a crack, prohibit installing them unless the inspection is done, and prohibit using certain paint removers. Comments are due on the proposed AD by Feb. 28, 2025. If VAI members have questions or concerns about this AD, please contact Amber Harrison, VAI director of regulatory affairs (amberh@verticalavi.org), or Zac Noble, VAI director of flight operations and maintenance (zacn@verticalavi.org).