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(Rotor Pro) – Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace have extended their partnership covering AW139, AW169, and AW189 sales and support services in Japan. The agreement includes the procurement of 11 new helicopters through 2027.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Main Gearbox Suspension Bar Pins/Fittings–Re-calculation of Life Limits/Replacement/Modification; ATA 53–Fuselage–Main Gearbox Suspension Bar Pins/Fittings–Replacement/Modification, takes effect Mar. 19, 2025. It revises EASA AD 2023-0147, issued Jul. 19, 2023, which superseded AD 2022-0021, released Feb. 1, 2022.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Apr. 9 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section–Amendment. It supersedes EASA AD 2022-0083, issued May 11, 2022.

Metro aims to deliver 1st air medical H160 in US and gain STC in 2026 Metro Aviation is set to deliver the first EMS-configured Airbus H160 in the United States, with plans to secure a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the first quarter of 2026. “We are proud to be part of this groundbreaking project,” […]

The FAA is seeking comments by Apr. 28 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require the replacement of affected high-pressure turbine blades, as specified in a related European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.