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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Dec. 26, will supersede AD 2019-19-13, issued Oct. 21, 2019. The updated AD will continue to require the actions from the existing AD while expanding the applicability by adding additional part-numbered main-rotor gearboxes, changing the requirement to determine the total hours in service of a certain freewheel shaft, requiring repetitive replacement of the main-rotor gearbox or the right-hand freewheel shaft, changing the requirements for who can replace parts, and expanding the parts installation limitation conditions.

The company completed group flight tests of its Borey unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that highlighted its swarm-control autopilot mode.

The Oslo, Norway–based operator placed an order with Airbus Helicopters at this week’s EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025, increasing its H125 purchases during 2025 to 14 units.

The OEM joined representatives of Safran Helicopter Engines at this week’s EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025 to detail advances in the Arriel 2W engine and Serenity support package for the R88.

The companies will explore the integration of Lake Fusion’s SitAwS obstacle warning system into Robinson helicopters.

Bell Textron Prague and TEREM Holding Bulgaria will provide maintenance, parts, personnel, and other services for a fleet of six Bulgarian Air Force Bell 206s.

The operator, which placed the order with Bell dealer Rheinland Air Service during this week’s EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025, plans to use the three new helicopters in multiple roles, including power-line inspections, external-load operations, and pilot training.

Leaders from the global vertical aviation industry welcomed attendees to the helicopter trade show featuring more than 250 exhibitors and 22 aircraft at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Bell Textron will provide the Slovakian air ambulance operator with another new Bell 429, the OEM announced Nov. 19 at EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025.

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust has implemented the Web Manuals platform as part of a shift toward operating under its own air operator certificate.