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This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25, 30, 53–Equipment and Furnishings/Ice and Rain Protection/Fuselage–Dual Hoist Removable Parts or De-icing System–Removal, becomes effective Dec. 12, 2024. It supersedes AD 2024-0100, which was issued May 10, 2024.

The German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker is continuing with a KPMG–led process to restructure the business and recently completed landing-gear drop tests of the Lilium Jet.

VAI members can broadcast their business news in our flagship VAI Daily e-newsletter, which reaches 38,000 subscribers—nearly all of them directly involved with the vertical aviation industry.

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.

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 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.