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The Austrian company will display its eCopter electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft during the Saudi Drone Exhibition Sep. 1–3 in Riyadh.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 9, applies to A109A, A109AII, A109C, A109K2, A119, and certain AW119 MkII helicopters. It requires checking for proper installation of the bolts that attach the pitch actuator assembly and the roll actuator assembly to their respective bell crank assemblies in the cyclic control system.

(BBC) – An HM Coastguard helicopter crew assisted local police with hoisting two hikers from a cliff Aug. 23 south of Bude in Cornwall, England.

The newly released United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) summer 2025 newsletter includes an update on recent fatal US helicopter accidents, a comparison of accident trends between the motorsport and rotorcraft industries, an exploration of spatial disorientation, and more.

(AIN) – The incoming VAI president and CEO is already laying the groundwork for a fast start with plans for elevating the organization on an international stage and across vertical aviation.

(Daily Herald) – Local officials and the US Forest Service are asking the community for less interference after a fifth drone incursion delayed aircraft from responding to the Buckley Fire Aug. 20 near Provo.

(Unmanned Airspace) – TruWeather Solutions, in partnership with local governments in North Texas, has introduced a weather data system for low-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and drone operators.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 26, requires inspecting for the presence of the retaining ring in the emergency flotation system (EFS) inflation assembly and taking corrective action, if necessary. It also prohibits the installation of an EFS with certain inflation assemblies.

(DVIDS) – A Montana Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk crew rescued three ill hikers Aug. 17 from the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness.

(The National Interest) – The US Marine Corps recently phased out the long-serving Bell AH-1W SuperCobra in favor of the AH-1Z. The Viper, which has a four-bladed composite rotor, can carry heavier payloads, integrate with drones, and deploy weapons with increased stability.