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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52 – Doors – Jettisonable Windows and Seals on the Sliding Doors and Fixed Panels – Modification, takes effect Jan. 29, 2026. It will supersede AD 2024-0173, released Sep. 4, 2024.

The FAA is requesting comments by Mar. 2, 2026, on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would supersede AD 2025-23-52, issued Nov. 21, 2025. The updated AD, which would take effect Feb. 2, 2026, requires repetitive inspections of the center-shaft assembly for cracks and replacing the assembly if it fails the inspection or exceeds a certain time-in-service. It would also prohibit installation of a nonservicable center-shaft assembly on any helicopter.

ISight Drone Services has obtained a Part 107 waiver for Vantis, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) network for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations administered by the FAA’s Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota.

The AME Guide is a source for aviation medical examiners (AMEs) and applicants to help understand FAA medical condition requirements. The FAA published a list of updates to the guide in August 2025.

Ghana’s Ministry of Defence has purchased two H175Ms for multiple roles, including search and rescue, emergency response, and disaster relief, plus one ACH175 and one ACH160 for transport operations.

Denis Descheemaeker, head of research and innovation, explains how technologies developed in military programs, including a European manned–unmanned teaming project, could apply to future civil applications such as drone-and-helicopter tandems for firefighting operations.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be improperly torqued intake-manifold bolts that allowed unmetered air to enter the engine, which resulted in an overly lean fuel-air mixture, eventual failure of a cylinder-intake valve, and a loss of engine power.

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter features a republished 1995 article from Customs Today about one of the longest rescue operations ever recorded after the cargo ship Salvador Allende sank in 1994 in the North Atlantic Ocean. USHST industry cochair Chris Baur, then a captain in the US Air Force, took part in the rescue.

(Ottawa Citizen) – Special forces units will receive the first replacement helicopters starting in 2033 under Department of National Defence plans to update the existing fleet of Bell CH-146 Griffons.

(KSAZ) – The Gilbert Police Department is expanding the use of its fleet of around 30 drones to new roles, including as first responders.