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The General Aviation (GA) and Part 135 Activity Survey, which is now available for owners and operators of individual aircraft only, measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the US economy. The FAA plans to open the survey for operators of multiple aircraft later this month.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be a loss of engine power. Investigators could not identify the reason for the engine failure.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI’s Zac Noble describes catching a ride out to Chevron’s Tahiti offshore oil platform.

(POWER UP magazine) – Pilots perform multiple missions for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration complex.

(BBC) – A police helicopter crew sent to assist at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, withdrew from a November 2024 mission due to a drone coming close to them, according to a new report.

The new Atlantic Airways Aviation Academy facility in the Faroe Islands features a Leonardo AW139 Reality H full-flight simulator from Thales.

(Vintage Aviation News) – The Bell Model 47 became the first helicopter to achieve commercial certification 79 years ago with its inaugural flight near Niagara Falls, New York.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) requires revising the existing maintenance records by incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD. The FAA AD takes effect May 9, 2025.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing or modifying certain hoist shear toggle-switch supports and prohibits installing affected parts, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD, becomes effective Apr. 21, 2025.