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The Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) completions, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility is now more than 25,000 sq. ft. at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH) near Houston, Texas. The company has also hired Ali Durham as project manager.

The company is upgrading two US Army surplus UH-60L Black Hawks with firefighting equipment for the Kern County Fire Department in California. Timberline Helicopters will assist United Rotorcraft with the project.

The company has published its Latin America Helicopter Market Report 2024–25 as part of a new series that focuses on regional markets.

The OEM is summarizing key developments from last month’s Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, as it looks toward next year’s event, which takes place Apr. 14–19, 2026.

CEO Rob Wiesenthal is one of the speakers at the Jefferies eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) Summit, which takes place May 28 in New York City.

The FAA is requesting comments through Jul. 7 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require modifying the main gearbox suspension-bar link and installing new bolts. It would also prohibit installing certain parts.

Using BowTieXP risk-management diagrams, VAI member operators can build out virtual high-risk scenarios to visualize potential threats and hazards.

Skyryse has received approval to begin the FAA for-credit flight testing process on its Skyryse One, a Robinson R66 platform that uses the SkyOS flight operating system.

The company will provide various avionics and component upgrades for the Japan Ministry of Defense fleet of Mitsubishi H-60s. Japan has also selected Honeywell to support its new Boeing CH-47F program across several areas, including with the T55-714A engine.

The OEM will return as an exhibitor at Booth #333 for the 2025 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh, which takes place Jul. 21–27 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Wisconsin.