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The FAA has given Metro Aviation Managing Director Milton Geltz the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, a lifetime achievement recognition that honors aviation maintenance professionals with 50 or more years of experience in the field.

Bristow Group, BETA Technologies, airport operator Avinor, and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority wrapped up six months of low- and zero-emissions testing using BETA’s Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Jan. 28 at Stavanger Airport (ENZV) in Rogaland County.

The new facility will strengthen parts distribution and support services for Airbus operators across the Asia-Pacific region.

VAI celebrates excellence in vertical aviation photography. Alexandria, VA (Feb. 2, 2026) — Vertical Aviation International (VAI) is excited to unveil the winners of the 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest. The winning photos, including the Grand Prize winner and six category winners, include entries from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United […]

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The company has obtained FAA technical standard order (TSO) authorization for its avionics units developed for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 17, supersedes AD 2014-13-09, released Jul. 15, 2014. The updated AD continues to require some of the actions in the existing AD while expanding the applicability to include EC135 P3 and T3 models and reducing the compliance time for the repetitive inspections. It would also allow the modification of the ring frame X9227 as a terminating action for repetitive visual inspections. The FAA is accepting comments on the updated AD through Mar. 19.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 17, requires replacement of the upper and lower pitch-rod end bearings on the pitch rods of the main rotor with new pitch-rod end bearings, and reporting of the results. The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 19 on the AD.

Airbus Helicopters has published a feature about how a pair of Hungarian Air Force H225Ms joined a battle to douse wildfires in Albania only a few days after delivery in late July 2025.

Air Methods operator Mercy Air 29 began providing air medical services in 2006 to the US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.