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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Cargo Bay – Inspection, takes effect Dec. 24, 2025.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Tail Boom Skin – Inspection, takes effect Dec. 15, 2025.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jan. 16, 2026, requires inspecting and measuring certain check valves and removing from service any check valves with leaks or cracks. The AD also prohibits installation of any affected check valve on any helicopter.

The insurance provider now includes support for AlarisPro’s unmanned aircraft system fleet management platform within its Performance Vector Unmanned program.

NHIndustries has obtained a 50-million-euro contract to maintain the Greek military’s NH90 fleet, including spare parts and operational readiness services.

Operators, regulators, and industry leaders addressed workforce pressures, compliance, emergency readiness, and wildfire response trends Dec. 9 in Boise, Idaho.

In the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter, Chris Baur notes that fatal US helicopter accidents have been trending in a favorable direction in recent months based on the five-year average but are worse than in 2024. Baur is industry chairman of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) and a member of the VAI Board of Directors.

The new six-passenger commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed in collaboration with Honeywell, Syensqo, and Aciturri, will feature a design based on the Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype.

The Melbourne, Victoria–based logistics and supply chain company has ordered an Airbus H160 for passenger transportation.