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The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Directorate of Flight Safety has concluded that multiple factors contributed to the spatial disorientation of all four crew members during a night training flight over the Ottawa River, which led to a controlled-flight-into-terrain accident. Two pilots died in the accident.

The China–based company conducted the initial flight of its Prosperity electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype Nov. 29 in Okayama.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires inspecting each belt tension clutch actuator bracket attached to the fan scroll housing, takes effect Jan. 7, 2025.

Airwolf Aerospace has received Transport Canada supplemental type certificate approval for True Blue Power TB17 batteries on the Airbus H125/AS350, AS355, H120, and H130/EC130; Bell 206A/B and Bell 206L/L-1/L-3/L-4; Enstrom 480B; Hiller UH-12E; and MD 369/MD 500.

Eve Air Mobility has secured a second-phase investment of up to US$35 million from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft program.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting a Class 4 investigation into the accident and will not issue a preliminary report. The accident resulted in minor injuries to the pilot.

Airbus has published a feature about how TAC Power Lines and Omni Taxi Aereo used an H225 to remove 25 power pylons and install new ones in environmentally protected areas of the Serra do Mar mountains.

The US State Department authorized the sale of a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk equipment and support package to the Indian government Dec. 2 in a deal worth up to $1.17 billion.

The Mesa, Arizona–based company has obtained a five-year US Coast Guard contract to provide training for MH-60T and MH-65E hoist operators.

Former New York Police Department Aviation Unit officer served as the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety.