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This Transport Canada airworthiness directive (AD), CF-2024-40, Main Rotor–Pitch Link Assembly Clevis Fracture, takes effect Dec. 17, 2024. It supersedes AD CF-2021-26, which was issued Jul. 26, 2021.

The Air Methods operator presented a certificate of heroism to a girl who kept three other children safe and calm following a car accident while waiting for paramedics.

The US Army purchase from Boeing, which delivered the first two Block II Chinooks in June and September 2024, is valued at $135 million.

The Texas-based manufacturer completed wind-tunnel testing of the technology at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas. The project is part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program.

The Lockheed Martin company completed the delivery of a second S-70i under a contract signed in December 2022. The addition brings the Police National Police Aviation Board fleet to five aircraft.

The organization’s progress in the VAI and VLinc Operational Risk and Resilience Accreditation (ORRA) program demonstrates its commitment to safety.

GPS testing is scheduled for Dec. 6–16, 2024, at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, and may result in an unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires repetitively inspecting certain main-rotor hub sleeves and prohibits installing those sleeves without an inspection, becomes effective Dec. 20, 2024.

The company has completed US Army airworthiness qualification and US Air Force testing of its Vita Rescue System.

Joby Aviation has secured an FAA Part 141 certificate for its flight academy and approval for its safety management system under Part 5.