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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.

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 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.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a revision to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-0278, ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Sea Anchor Pin – Inspection/Replacement, which was released Dec. 24, 2025. The revision takes effect Jan. 21, 2026.

Fulton, an aircraft maintenance technician with Air Methods operator Mercy Air in California, is retiring Jan. 16 after nearly 30 years at the organization.

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter highlights Tony Randall, winner of the 2025 Hugh Dryden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Flight Test Safety Committee. Randall is senior manager of flight safety at Bell and a member of the USHST Steering Committee.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Jan. 26, 2026. It will supersede AD 2025-0090, released Apr. 23, 2025.

The OEM delivered the milestone aircraft to HSM-41, the US Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron, which will use it for MH-60R pilot training in support of the US Pacific Fleet.